How to say “greet” in Chinese
greet, say hello
“Greet” in Chinese is 打招呼, dǎ zhāo hu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
打招呼 is read dǎ zhāo hu: 3 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”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”: to beckon with your hand. On the right, 召 zhào “summon” hints at the sound.
On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 乎 hū hints at the sound. In 打招呼 it's read in the neutral tone: hu.
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 “打招呼”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 打招呼. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她笑着跟我打招呼。tāxiàozhegēnwǒdǎzhāohuShe greeted me with a smile.
- 她每次都主动跟我打招呼tāměicìdōuzhǔdònggēnwǒdǎzhāohuShe's always the first to say hello to me.
More words from the lesson “Saying hello and thank you”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “greet” in Chinese?
“Greet” in Chinese is 打招呼, pinyin dǎ zhāohu.
What does 打招呼 mean?
打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu) means “greet, say hello”.
How do you write 打招呼?
打招呼 is 3 characters: 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike; 招 (zhāo) — beckon; recruit; 呼 (hū) — breathe out; call. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 打招呼?
打招呼 is read dǎ zhāohu. Tones: dǎ — third tone, zhāo — first tone, hu — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“greet” in the lesson “Saying hello and thank you”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. 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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