HSK 1

打电话 meaning in Chinese

dǎ diànhuà

Without tone marks: da dianhua

to make a telephone call

Traditional 打電話

Example

我给她打电话的时候她不在。

wǒ gěi tā dǎdiànhuà de shíhou tā bù zài.

She was out when I called.

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