打 dǎ
HSK 1 character · 5 strokes · radical 手
Meanings
- 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 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate")
- to hit; to strike
- to fight
- (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 "since then")
Words with 打
- 打电话 dǎ diàn huà: to make a telephone call
- 打扫 dǎ sǎo: to clean
- 打算 dǎ suàn: to plan
- 打扮 dǎ ban: to decorate
- 打扰 dǎ rǎo: to disturb
- 打印 dǎ yìn: to affix a seal
- 打折 dǎ zhé: to give a discount
- 打针 dǎ zhēn: to give or get an injection
Example sentences
打电话回家！
Call home!
Tatoeba #5092540 by mirrorvan (CC BY 2.0 FR)
我在打电话。
I'm on the phone.
Tatoeba #10695961 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)
打电话。
Make a call.
Tatoeba #10961146 by xjjAstrus (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).