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

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)

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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