打招呼

Traditional form:

打招呼

Pinyin (reading):

dǎzhāohu

Definitions:

• to greet sb by word or action
• to give prior notice

Characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 招 - to summon; to recruit; to levy
• 呼 - to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout

Traditional characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 招 - to summon; to recruit; to levy
• 呼 - to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout