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What does 打招呼 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

打招呼 dǎzhāohu

to greet; to say hello

It can also mean

  • to give a heads-up; to notify in advance
  • to put in a word (for someone)

Its characters

  1. 打 dǎ to give (an injection)

In a sentence

他笑着跟我打招呼。 He greeted me with a smile.

吃了吗”常常不是真的在问,只是打招呼,和“你好”差不多。

From 为什么中国人见面总问“吃了吗”? · Why do Chinese people ask “Have you eaten?”

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