I dialed Tom's number.
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拨打
Traditional: 撥打
bō dǎ
HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6
bō dǎ · but6 daa2 (Jyutping)
- to call
- to dial
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Character breakdown
拨
- Meaning
- move; dispel; distribute
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰扌发
- Cangjie
- QIVE
- Four-corner
- 5304
打
- Meaning
- strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- ⿰扌丁
- Cangjie
- QMN
- Four-corner
- 5102.0
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Example sentences
In case of fire, call 119.
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