打
dǎ
Pinyin
Definition
打
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- to beat
- to strike
- to hit
- to break
- to type
- to mix up
- to build
- to fight
- to fetch
- to make
- to tie up
- to issue
- to shoot
- to calculate
- to play (a game)
- since
- from
打
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- dozen (loanword)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 dozen (loanword)
- 1 to open
- 2 to show (a ticket)
- 3 to turn on
- 4 to switch on
- 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
- 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
- 3 to capture them all in one go
- 1 to lay (a foundation)
- 2 to conquer (a city etc)
- 3 to shoot down (a bird etc)
- 1 to come into contact with
- 2 to have dealings
Idioms (20)
一炮打响
- 1 to win instant success (idiom)
- 2 to start off successfully
一网打尽
- 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
- 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
- 3 to capture them all in one go
三天不打,上房揭瓦
- 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
- 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不打不成器
- 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
- 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
Sample Sentences
您真会打算盘。好,运费我就包了。
You are clever. Ok, I will cover the shipment fee.
我先生今儿出门儿的时候,说要和大学同学聚餐,我总觉得不对劲儿,一定有事儿,就打电话问了一个熟人,他就露馅儿了,我压根儿没想到他会这样骗我。
When my husband went out today and said he was going to have dinner with his college friends, I couldn’t help feeling that something was wrong. I called an acquaintance and he gave my husband away. I had no idea he would lie to me like that.
现在很多学生,上课的时候不是在打盹儿,就是在和哥们儿聊天儿,没几个好好儿听课、把老师当回事儿的。老师们看了,很不是滋味儿。
Nowadays many students either take naps in class, or chat with their friends. Few of them would listen to the class carefully and take the teacher seriously. The teachers saw and felt sad about it.
我敢打赌,你一定会迟到的。
I bet you'll definitely be late.
便利店“麻雀虽小,五脏俱全”。可以买东西、打印、或者是洗衣服。
Convenience stores are small but they have everything. You can buy groceries, print, or even do the laundry.
智能手机“麻雀虽小,五脏俱全”。你可以打电话,传信息,还可以拍照。
A smartphone is small but it has every function you may need. You can make a call, text and also take pictures.
一打啤酒对俄罗斯人来说只是小意思,这是大家都知道的常识。但是你知道吗?俄罗斯人喝啤酒,有一个潜规则,他们如果找你喝酒,绝对不能拒绝。
A dozen of beers is a piece of cake for Russian, which is common sense that everyone knows. But you know that? Russians have a hidden rule when it comes to drinking beers, that is, if they invite you for a drink, you can’t say no.
他既喜欢打篮球,又喜欢游泳。
He likes to play basketball and to swim.
隔天他拖着疲惫的身躯去上班,晚上剩他一个人准备打烊的时候,女孩儿又来了。秦宇显得有点不知所措。
The next day, he dragged himself to work. When it was time to close the shop at night, the girl came again. QinYu looked like he didn't know what to do.
后来秦宇向女孩儿的邻居们打听,才知道原来女孩儿7月31日在上海看完话剧表演后,在回酒店的路上被一个酒后驾车的司机撞上,当场身亡,香消玉陨了,而8月7日那天正好是女孩儿的头七。
Afterwards, QinYu asked the girl's neighbor. As it turned out, the girl got hit by a drunk driver on her way back to the hotel, right after she watched the play in Shanghai on 31st of July. She died at the scene. This pretty girl perished along with her fragrance. August 7th is the 7th day after her death.