打 招 呼

dǎ zhāohu

“To greet sb by word or action” in Chinese is 打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu).

Meaning

to greet sb by word or action
to give prior notice

Example

每次见面都打招呼。

Greet someone every time you meet them.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

dǎHSK 15 strokes(loanword) dozen zhāoHSK 48 strokesto recruit hūHSK 48 strokesto call

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