拨打
bō dǎ
Pinyin

Definition

拨打
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bō dǎ
  1. to call
  2. to dial

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打
dá
  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
打下
dǎ xià
  1. 1 to lay (a foundation)
  2. 2 to conquer (a city etc)
  3. 3 to shoot down (a bird etc)
打交道
dǎ jiāo dào
  1. 1 to come into contact with
  2. 2 to have dealings
打仗
dǎ zhàng
  1. 1 to fight a battle
  2. 2 to go to war
打倒
dǎ dǎo
  1. 1 to overthrow
  2. 2 to knock down
  3. 3 Down with ... !
打假
dǎ jiǎ
  1. 1 to fight counterfeiting
  2. 2 to expose as false
  3. 3 to denounce sb's lies
打劫
dǎ jié
  1. 1 to loot
  2. 2 to rob
  3. 3 to plunder
  4. 4 to ransack
打动
dǎ dòng
  1. 1 to move (to pity)
  2. 2 arousing (sympathy)
  3. 3 touching
打包
dǎ bāo
  1. 1 to wrap
  2. 2 to pack
  3. 3 to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
  4. 4 to package (computing)
打卡
dǎ kǎ
  1. 1 (of an employee) to clock on (or off)
  2. 2 to punch in (or out)
打印
dǎ yìn
  1. 1 to print
  2. 2 to seal
  3. 3 to stamp
打印机
dǎ yìn jī
  1. 1 printer
打呼
dǎ hū
  1. 1 to snore
打呼噜
dǎ hū lu
  1. 1 to snore
打嗝
dǎ gé
  1. 1 to hiccup
  2. 2 to belch
  3. 3 to burp
打喷嚏
dǎ pēn tì
  1. 1 to sneeze
打字
dǎ zì
  1. 1 to type
打工
dǎ gōng
  1. 1 to work a temporary or casual job
  2. 2 (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

Idioms (20)

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
  1. 1 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
  2. 2 to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
乔装打扮
qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
  1. 1 to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
单打独斗
dān dǎ dú dòu
  1. 1 to fight alone (idiom)
围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
  1. 1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
  1. 1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
  2. 2 to allow room for error
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
  1. 1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
  2. 2 fig. an impossible combination
  3. 3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè
  1. 1 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
打富济贫
dǎ fù jì pín
  1. 1 to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
  1. 1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
  2. 2 concerned with petty interests
  3. 3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
  4. 4 bean counter

Sample Sentences

阿牛？你搞错了吧，这里没有叫阿牛的，你确定拨打了正确的号码吗？
Ā Niú ？nǐ gǎocuò le ba ，zhèlǐ méiyǒu jiào Ā Niú de ，nǐ quèdìng bōdǎ le zhèngquè de hàomǎ ma ？
Aniu? I think you have the wrong number. There is no Aniu here. Are you sure you dialled the correct number?
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那你怎么说没有这个人啊，我拨打的电话号码没有错啊。
nà nǐ zěnme shuō méiyǒu zhè ge rén ā ，wǒ bōdǎ de diànhuà hàomǎ méiyǒu cuò ā 。
Then why would you say that there's nobody there by that name. I dialled the correct number.
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好了，今天关于起名字的话题就说到这儿，如果大家对此还有兴趣，请拨打我们的热线，期待我们在午夜的电波中再次相会。
hǎo le ，jīntiān guānyú qǐ míngzì de huàtí jiù shuō dàozhèr ，rúguǒ dàjiā duìcǐ háiyǒu xìngqù ，qǐng bōdǎ wǒmen de rèxiàn ，qīdài wǒmen zài wǔyè de diànbō zhōng zàicì xiānghuì 。
OK, I'll draw a line under today's topic of naming children. If anyone is interested in more on this topic, please dial our hotline. I hope that we can meet again at midnight on the airwaves.
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语音：对不起，您所拨打的电话已关机。
yǔyīn ：duìbuqǐ ，nín suǒ bōdǎ de diànhuà yǐ guānjī 。
(Recording): “Sorry, the telephone you have dialed is switched off.”
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语音：对不起，您所拨打的电话已关机。
yǔyīn ：duìbuqǐ ，nín suǒ bōdǎ de diànhuà yǐ guānjī 。
(Recording): “Sorry, the telephone you have dialed is switched off.”
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您拨打的电话暂时无法接通，请稍候再拨。）
nín bōdǎ de diànhuà zànshí wúfǎ jiētōng ，qǐng shāohòu zài bō 。）
The number you've dialed cannot be connected at this time. Please try again later.
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您好。您所拨打的电话已关机。
nínhǎo 。nín suǒ bōdǎ de diànhuà yǐ guānjī 。
Hello. The phone you are calling is switched off.
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Thank you for dialing 114 Directory Assistance. Employee number 709 at your service. Please go ahead.
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