打电话 – vocab dash

打电话dǎdiànhuà

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Meanings

1. to make a telephone call

Characters used

打to hit 电lightning 话talk

Examples98

我wǒ给gěi她tā打电话dǎdiànhuà的de时候shíhou她tā不bù在zài。

She was out when I called.

你nǐ要yào我wǒ什么shénme时候shíhou打电话dǎdiànhuà？

When do you want me to call?

我wǒ应该yīnggāi什么shénme时候shíhou打电话dǎdiànhuà？

When should I call?

你nǐ能néng请qǐng她tā打电话dǎdiànhuà给gěi我wǒ吗ma？

Could you ask her to call me?

我wǒ为什么wèishénme不bù给gěi你nǐ打电话dǎdiànhuà？

Why don't I call you?

为什么wèishénme你nǐ不bù给gěi他tā打电话dǎdiànhuà？

Why don't you call him?