dǎdiànhuà

to make a phone call

Usages of dǎdiànhuà

• 我wǒ 需要xūyào 回huí 去qù， 然后ránhòu 打dǎ 电话diànhuà 给gěi 我wǒ 的de 妈妈māma。: I need to go back, then call my mom.
• 她tā 也yě 需要xūyào 给gěi 爸爸bàba 打dǎ 电话diànhuà， 谢谢xièxie 你nǐ。: She also needs to call her dad; thank you.
• 她tā 一边yìbiān 做zuò 饭fàn， 一边yìbiān 给gěi 妈妈māma 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。: She cooks while calling her mom.
• 当然dāngrán， 你nǐ 现在xiànzài 打dǎ 电话diànhuà 给gěi 她tā， 或者huòzhě 我wǒ 来lái 告诉gàosu 她tā， 都dōu 可以kěyǐ。: Of course. You can call her now, or I’ll go tell her; either is fine.
• 她tā 和hé 我wǒ 每天měitiān 一边yìbiān 工作gōngzuò， 一边yìbiān 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。: She and I call on the phone while we work every day.
• 我wǒ 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 走zǒu， 你nǐ 下午xiàwǔ 再zài 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。: I’ll leave after work; call again in the afternoon.
• 她tā 刚gāng 下班xiàbān， 就jiù 又yòu 打dǎ 电话diànhuà 给gěi 我wǒ 了le。: She had just gotten off work and immediately called me again.
• 中午zhōngwǔ 我wǒ 有yǒu 事情shìqíng， 以后yǐhòu 我wǒ 再zài 打dǎ 电话diànhuà 给gěi 你nǐ。: I have things to do at noon; I’ll call you again later.
• 我wǒ 刚gāng 给gěi 妈妈māma 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。: I just called my mom.
• 他tā 没méi 看见kànjiàn 我wǒ， 因为yīnwèi 他tā 一直yìzhí 在zài 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。: He didn't see me because he was on the phone the whole time.
• 你nǐ 别bié 现在xiànzài 打dǎ 电话diànhuà， 她tā 正在zhèngzài 休息xiūxi 呢ne。: Don't call now; she is resting.
• 下班xiàbān 后hòu 我wǒ 给gěi 她tā 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。: After work I call her.
• 你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 给gěi 她tā 打dǎ 电话diànhuà， 让ràng 她tā 放心fàngxīn。: You can call her so she won’t worry.
• 周末zhōumò 我wǒ 常常chángcháng 给gěi 哥哥gēge 和hé 妹妹mèimei 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。: On weekends I often call my older brother and younger sister.
• 如果rúguǒ 你nǐ 走错zǒucuò 路lù 了le， 就jiù 打电话dǎdiànhuà 给gěi 我wǒ。: If you go the wrong way, just call me.
• 老板lǎobǎn 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 马上mǎshàng 给gěi 我们wǒmen 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。: After getting off work, the boss immediately calls us.
• 我wǒ 很hěn 喜欢xǐhuan 这zhè 位wèi 阿姨āyí， 现xiàn在zài 也yě 常常chángcháng 给gěi 她tā 打dǎ 电diàn话huà 聊天liáotiān。: I really like this aunt; now I also often call her to chat.
• 我wǒ 给gěi 她tā 打dǎ 电话diànhuà 的de 时候shíhou， 她tā 正在zhèngzài 看kàn 医生yīshēng 写xiě 的de 处方chǔfāng。: When I called her, she was looking at the prescription the doctor had written.
• 我wǒ 一会儿yíhuìr 给gěi 你nǐ 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。: I'll call you in a little while.
• 我wǒ 给gěi 警察jǐngchá 打电话dǎdiànhuà。: I am calling the police officer.
• 我wǒ 已经yǐjīng 给gěi 物业wùyè 打电话dǎdiànhuà 报修bàoxiū 了le。: I have already called property management to file a repair request.

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