How to Say ‘To say hi’ in Traditional Chinese
打招呼
dǎ zhāo hū
[dǎ zhāohū]
💬 Usage Tip: 打 usually means 'hit', but in set phrases it just means 'do'. Other examples are 打電話 "make a phone call" and 打招呼 (dǎ zhāo hū).
Phrase Breakdown
打招呼
dǎ zhāo hū
[dǎ zhāohū]
to greet; to say hello
To greet someone politely.
進門要跟長輩打招呼。
When you come in, greet the elders.
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