Writing
打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu) — how to say "to greet" in Chinese
打招呼
To greet, to say hello
Character composition
打
to do
招
to beckon, to greet
呼
to call
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Collocations
跟朋友打招呼
gēn péngyou dǎ zhāohu
greet friends
Examples
每天早上在办公室见到同事，我都会主动打招呼。
Every morning when I see my colleagues in the office, I take the initiative to greet them.
跟邻居打招呼。
Greet the neighbor.
Frequently asked questions
How to say greet in Chinese?
"to greet" in Chinese is 打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu).
打招呼 meaning in English
打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu) means "To greet, to say hello".
How is 打招呼 pronounced?
It is pronounced dǎ zhāohu (written as da zhaohu, dazhaohu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to greet" in Chinese characters?
It is written 打招呼: 打 has 5 strokes, 招 has 8 strokes, 呼 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 打招呼?
打招呼 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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