<p>&quot;打电话[<strong>给</strong>]朋友&quot; is a complete sentence. It means &quot;make a phone call [<strong>to</strong>] a friend&quot; (<em>打电话 is the only verb needed</em>).</p>
<p>&quot;打电话[<strong>和</strong>]朋友&quot;(make a phone call [<strong>with</strong>] a friend) is an incomplete sentence. You need a second verb 'talk' here --&gt; &quot;打电话和[<strong>和</strong>]朋友通話&quot; = &quot;make a phone call and talk [<strong>with</strong>] a friend&quot;</p>
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<li><p>talk = 通話/ 交談</p>
</li>
<li><p><strong>和</strong>朋友们说再见 = <strong>跟</strong>朋友们说再见</p>
</li>
</ul>

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<p>如果只能活24小时，我会打电话和朋友们说再见。</p>
<p>This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, segment 21. What is the difference between 打电话给 and 打电话和？I would write it as:</p>
<p>如果只能活24小时，我会打电话给朋友们说再见。</p>
<p>So what is the difference? What is the meaning of 和？</p>

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Difference between 打电话给 and 打电话和?
# Difference between 打电话给 and 打电话和?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-09-23)

如果只能活24小时，我会打电话和朋友们说再见。

This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, segment 21. What is the difference between 打电话给 and 打电话和？I would write it as:

如果只能活24小时，我会打电话给朋友们说再见。

So what is the difference? What is the meaning of 和？

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### Answer by username_1 on 2023-09-23. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

"打电话[**给**]朋友" is a complete sentence. It means "make a phone call [**to**] a friend" (*打电话 is the only verb needed*).

"打电话[**和**]朋友"(make a phone call [**with**] a friend) is an incomplete sentence. You need a second verb 'talk' here --> "打电话和[**和**]朋友通話" = "make a phone call and talk [**with**] a friend"

* talk = 通話/ 交談
* **和**朋友们说再见 = **跟**朋友们说再见


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