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title: "Boda Meaning: 拨打 (bōdǎ) Means “to dial”"
description: "拨打 (traditional 撥打, bōdǎ) means “to dial (a phone number)”. Hear its tones, see what 拨 and 打 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/boda"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 拨打 mean?

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拨打 bōdǎ

## to dial (a phone number)

## Its characters

1. 拨 bō to dial (a phone number)
2. 打 dǎ to make (a phone call)

## In a sentence

有问题请拨打这个电话。 If you have any questions, please dial this number.

一旦发现电池冒烟、鼓包或者发出异响，应立即远离，并**拨打**火警电话119。

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## More words with 拨 or 打

- [打败 dǎbài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabai)
- [打扮 dǎban](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daban)
- [打包 dǎbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabao)
- [打车 dǎchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dache)
- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [打动 dǎdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadong)
- [打断 dǎduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduan)
- [打工 dǎgōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagong)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [打击 dǎjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daji)

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