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打

dǎ

HSK 1 Character

What 打 means

1. a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. {打伞|dǎ sǎn} "to hold an umbrella", {打电话|dǎ diàn huà} "to make a phone call", {打针|dǎ zhēn} "to get an injection", {打手套|dǎ shǒu tào} "to knit gloves", {打气|dǎ qì} "to inflate")
2. to hit; to strike
3. to fight
4. colloquialfrom; since (as in {打那以后|dǎ nà yǐ hòu} "since then")

Other readings

打 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dádozen; Taiwan pr. dǎ

Example sentences

• 开打。
  Fight.
• 别打岔!
  Bié dǎchà!
  Don't cut in!
• 打扰了。
  I'm disturbing you.
• 打我吧。
  Hit me.
• 别打开。
  Don't open that.
• 打电话。
  Make a call.

Words starting with 打

• 打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
• 打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend; to calculate
• 打扫dǎ sǎoto clean; to sweep
• 打开dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket); to turn on
• 打印dǎ yìnto affix a seal; to stamp; to print out (with a printer)
• 打扮dǎ banto decorate; to dress; to make up
• 打扰dǎ rǎoto disturb; to bother; to trouble
• 打折dǎ zhéto give a discount
• 打针dǎ zhēnto give or get an injection
• 打工dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or…
• 打听dǎ tingto ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around
• 打招呼dǎ zhāo huto greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
• 打交道dǎ jiāo dàoto come into contact with; to have dealings
• 打喷嚏dǎ pēn tìto sneeze
• 打击dǎ jīto hit; to strike; to attack
• 打量dǎ liangto size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of
• 打架dǎ jiàto fight; to scuffle; to come to blows
• 打仗dǎ zhàngto fight a battle; to go to war
• 打包dǎ bāoto wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out…
• 打官司dǎ guān sito file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute
• 打猎dǎ lièto go hunting
• 打的dǎ dī(colloquial) to take a taxi; to go by taxi
• 打死dǎ sǐto kill; to beat to death
• 打破dǎ pòto break; to smash

Words containing 打

• 拨打bō dǎto call; to dial
• 殴打ōu dǎto beat up; to come to blows; battery (law)
• 无精打采wú jīng dǎ cǎidispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out
• 精打细算jīng dǎ xì suànmeticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
• 毒打dú dǎto viciously beat (sb) up
• 挨打ái dǎto take a beating; to come under attack
• 敲打qiāo dǎto beat sb; to beat (a drum)
• 拍打pāi dato pat; to slap; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
• 主打zhǔ dǎprincipal; main; flagship (product); title (track); to specialize in…
• 攻打gōng dǎto attack (the enemy)
• 自打zì dǎ(colloquial) since
• 严打yán dǎto crack down on; to take severe measures against
• 拳打脚踢quán dǎ jiǎo tīlit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up; fig. determined to sort out a problem
• 单打dān dǎsingles (in sports)
• 击打jī dǎto beat; to lash
• 双打shuāng dǎdoubles (in sports)
• 抽打chōu dǎto whip; to flog; to thrash
• 大打出手dà dǎ chū shǒuto come to blows; to start a fight…
• 一网打尽yī wǎng dǎ jìnlit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); fig. to scoop up the whole lot…
• 痛打tòng dǎto beat sb soundly
• 苏打sū dá(loanword) soda; (loanword) carbonated drink; soft drink
• 武打wǔ dǎacrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
• 对打duì dǎto fight (one against one)
• 开打kāi dǎ(of a sports competition or match) to commence; (of a war or battle) to break out…

Characters that look like 打

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 约yuēto make an appointment; to invite; approximately
• 朽xiǔrotten