Greet in Chinese (Mandarin): 打招呼 (dǎzhāohu)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 打招呼

• 打

  To hit; in many words it just means to do something. 扌 (hand) is on the left.

  5 strokes

• 招

  To wave someone over. 扌 (hand) is on the left.

  8 strokes

• 呼

  To call out. 口 (mouth) is on the left.

  8 strokes

招呼 is a greeting, so 打招呼 is to say hello. You can wave, 挥手 (huī shǒu), or say 你好 (nǐ hǎo).

More examples with 打招呼

• 我跟邻居打招呼。

  我跟鄰居打招呼。

  Wǒ gēn línjū dǎ zhāohu.

  I say hello to the neighbors.

• 小狗摇尾巴打招呼。

  小狗搖尾巴打招呼。

  Xiǎo gǒu yáo wěiba dǎ zhāohu.

  The puppy wags its tail to say hello.

How to write 打招呼 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.