打把势
dǎ bǎ shi
Pinyin

Definition

打把势
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dǎ bǎ shi
  1. drill (in sword play)
  2. to thrash around
  3. to demonstrate gymnastic skills
  4. to solicit financial help (in an indirect way)
  5. to show off

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to contain
  3. 3 to grasp
  4. 4 to take hold of
  5. 5 handle
  6. 6 particle marking the following noun as a direct object
  7. 7 classifier for objects with handle
  8. 8 classifier for small objects: handful
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
dǎ zhàng
  1. 1 to fight a battle
  2. 2 to go to war
dǎ dǎo
  1. 1 to overthrow
  2. 2 to knock down
  3. 3 Down with ... !
dǎ dòng
  1. 1 to move (to pity)
  2. 2 arousing (sympathy)
  3. 3 touching
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)
dǎ kǎ
  1. 1 (of an employee) to clock on (or off)
  2. 2 to punch in (or out)
dǎ yìn
  1. 1 to print
  2. 2 to seal
  3. 3 to stamp
dǎ hū lu
  1. 1 to snore
dǎ gé
  1. 1 to hiccup
  2. 2 to belch
  3. 3 to burp
dǎ pēn tì
  1. 1 to sneeze
dǎ zì
  1. 1 to type
dǎ gōng
  1. 1 to work a temporary or casual job
  2. 2 (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
dǎ dǐ
  1. 1 to lay a foundation (also fig.)
  2. 2 to make a first sketch
  3. 3 to eat sth before drinking
  4. 4 to apply an undercoat
dǎ ban
  1. 1 to decorate
  2. 2 to dress
  3. 3 to make up
  4. 4 to adorn
  5. 5 manner of dressing
  6. 6 style of dress
dǎ zhé
  1. 1 to give a discount
dǎ pīn
  1. 1 to work hard
  2. 2 to try to make a living
dǎ sǎo
  1. 1 to clean
  2. 2 to sweep

Idioms (20)

一把屎一把尿
yī bǎ shǐ yī bǎ niào
  1. 1 to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)
一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
  1. 1 One key opens one lock.
  2. 2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
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
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
  1. 1 What brings you here? (idiom)
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)
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
  1. 1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
  3. 3 to go for wool and come back shorn
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

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