打住
dǎ zhù
Pinyin

Definition

打住
 - 
dǎ zhù
  1. to stop
  2. to halt

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

住
zhù
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to stay
  4. 4 to reside
  5. 5 to stop
  6. 6 (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
打
dá
  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
住宅
zhù zhái
  1. 1 residence
  2. 2 tenement
住宿
zhù sù
  1. 1 to stay at
  2. 2 lodging
  3. 3 accommodation
住房
zhù fáng
  1. 1 housing
住院
zhù yuàn
  1. 1 to be in hospital
  2. 2 to be hospitalized
入住
rù zhù
  1. 1 to check in (at a hotel etc)
堵住
dǔ zhù
  1. 1 to block up
守住
shǒu zhu
  1. 1 to hold on to
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to guard
居住
jū zhù
  1. 1 to reside
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to live in a place
  4. 4 resident in
打下
dǎ xià
  1. 1 to lay (a foundation)
  2. 2 to conquer (a city etc)
  3. 3 to shoot down (a bird etc)
打交道
dǎ jiāo dào
  1. 1 to come into contact with
  2. 2 to have dealings
打仗
dǎ zhàng
  1. 1 to fight a battle
  2. 2 to go to war
打倒
dǎ dǎo
  1. 1 to overthrow
  2. 2 to knock down
  3. 3 Down with ... !
打假
dǎ jiǎ
  1. 1 to fight counterfeiting
  2. 2 to expose as false
  3. 3 to denounce sb's lies
打劫
dǎ jié
  1. 1 to loot
  2. 2 to rob
  3. 3 to plunder
  4. 4 to ransack
打动
dǎ dòng
  1. 1 to move (to pity)
  2. 2 arousing (sympathy)
  3. 3 touching
打包
dǎ bāo
  1. 1 to wrap
  2. 2 to pack
  3. 3 to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
  4. 4 to package (computing)

Idioms (20)

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
  1. 1 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
  2. 2 to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
乔装打扮
qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
  1. 1 to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
单打独斗
dān dǎ dú dòu
  1. 1 to fight alone (idiom)
围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
  1. 1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
  1. 1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
  2. 2 to allow room for error
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
  1. 1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
  2. 2 fig. an impossible combination
  3. 3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè
  1. 1 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
打富济贫
dǎ fù jì pín
  1. 1 to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
  1. 1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
  2. 2 concerned with petty interests
  3. 3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
  4. 4 bean counter

Sample Sentences

哎......打住！这话不吉利，可不能说！妈也是为你好，有人伺候你还不好啊？
āi ......dǎzhù ！zhè huà bù jílì ，kě bù néng shuō ！mā yě shì wèi nǐ hǎo ，yǒurén cìhou nǐ hái bù hǎo a ？
Hey, hold on! You can't say that, it's very unlucky. Mom is doing this for your good. Is there something wrong with having people waiting on you?
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打住打住，兄弟，这样说我帮不了你。日本动漫不都是这样的人当主角吗？
dǎzhù dǎzhù ，xiōngdì ，zhèyàng shuō wǒ bāngbuliǎo nǐ 。Rìběn dòngmàn bù dōu shì zhèyàng de rén dāng zhǔjué ma ？
Hold on, hold on! Buddy, if you just say that, I can't help you. Don't all Japanese mangas have that kind of main character?
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