How to say “dial” in Chinese
dial (a number)
“Dial” in Chinese is 拨打, bō dǎ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
拨打 is read bō dǎ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”: to push with a finger. Phone numbers used to be dialed by turning a rotary dial.
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “拨打”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 拨打. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 有问题请拨打客服电话。yǒuwèntíqǐngbōdǎkèfúdiànhuàIf you have any questions, please call customer support.
- 遇到紧急情况，请立即拨打急救电话。yùdàojǐnjíqíngkuàng,qǐnglìjíbōdǎjíjiùdiànhuàIn an emergency, call an ambulance immediately.
More words from the lesson “Calling customer support”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dial” in Chinese?
“Dial” in Chinese is 拨打, pinyin bōdǎ.
What does 拨打 mean?
拨打 (bōdǎ) means “dial (a number)”.
How do you write 拨打?
拨打 is 2 characters: 拨 (bō) — move aside; dial; 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 拨打?
拨打 is read bōdǎ. Tones: bō — first tone, dǎ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“dial” in the lesson “Calling customer support”
This word is from the topic “Services and formalities” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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