Usage note
打招呼表示见面时说话、问好。
dǎ zhāo hū biǎo shì jiàn miàn shí shuō huà 、 wèn hǎo。
Greeting means speaking or saying hello when meeting.
Context note
打招呼常出现在见面、礼貌和社交里。
dǎ zhāo hū cháng chū xiàn zài jiàn miàn 、 lǐ mào hé shè jiāo lǐ。
Greeting often appears in meeting, politeness, and social contexts.
5 examples
见面要打招呼。
jiàn miàn yào dǎ zhāo hū。
You should greet when meeting.
他向老师打招呼。
tā xiàng lǎo shī dǎ zhāo hū。
He greets the teacher.
我们先打招呼。
wǒ men xiān dǎ zhāo hū。
We greet first.
她笑着打招呼。
tā xiào zhe dǎ zhāo hū。
She greets with a smile.
打招呼很礼貌。
dǎ zhāo hū hěn lǐ mào。
Greeting is polite.
5 mini stories
我一进门，就先跟大家打招呼。
wǒ yí jìn mén， jiù xiān gēn dà jiā dǎ zhāo hū。
As soon as I entered, I greeted everyone first.
老师说见到客人要主动打招呼。
lǎo shī shuō jiàn dào kè rén yào zhǔ dòng dǎ zhāo hū。
The teacher said we should greet guests proactively.
小朋友们笑着打招呼，场面很热闹。
xiǎo péng yǒu men xiào zhe dǎ zhāo hū， chǎng miàn hěn rè nào。
The children greeted with smiles, and the scene was lively.
他见到朋友就会很自然地打招呼。
tā jiàn dào péng yǒu jiù huì hěn zì rán dì dǎ zhāo hū。
He naturally greets friends when he sees them.
学会打招呼以后，我觉得更有礼貌了。
xué huì dǎ zhāo hū yǐ hòu， wǒ jué de gèng yǒu lǐ mào le。
After learning to greet others, I felt more polite.
Mini dialogue
早上打招呼
A
早上见到老师，要主动打招呼。
Zǎoshang jiàndào lǎoshī, yào zhǔdòng dǎ zhāohu.
When you see the teacher in the morning, you should greet them on your own.
B
好的，我会跟老师说早上好。
Hǎo de, wǒ huì gēn lǎoshī shuō zǎoshang hǎo.
Okay, I will say good morning to the teacher.
跟邻居打招呼
A
那个叔叔是我们的邻居，去打个招呼吧。
Nàge shūshu shì wǒmen de línjū, qù dǎ gè zhāohu ba.
That uncle is our neighbor, go and say hello.
B
叔叔好！我喜欢跟人打招呼。
Shūshu hǎo! Wǒ xǐhuan gēn rén dǎ zhāohu.
Hello, Uncle! I like to greet people.
Related words and contrasts
similar
问好
wèn hǎo
send regards
问好 is a polite way to greet or ask about someone.
related
你好
nǐ hǎo
hello
你好 is the most common greeting phrase.