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title: "Dazhaohu Meaning: 打招呼 (dǎzhāohu) Means “to greet”"
description: "打招呼 (dǎzhāohu) means “to greet; to say hello”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dazhaohu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 打招呼 mean?

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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?”](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-do-chinese-people-ask-have-you-eaten#library-word-127-130)

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## More words with 打 or 招 or 呼

- [拨打 bōdǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/boda)
- [称呼 chēnghu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chenghu)
- [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)

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