strike, hit, beat; fight; attack

HSK 1 #223

DEFINITIONS

打 dǎ
  • 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 dá
  • dozen (loanword)

STROKES

打 stroke order diagram
打 stroke order animation

WORDS

聽 dǎ ting to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around
肿脸充胖子 dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
腫臉充胖子 dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
胶枪 dǎ jiāo qiāng sealant gun; glue gun
膠槍 dǎ jiāo qiāng sealant gun; glue gun
草 dǎ cǎo to mow grass; haymaking; to write a rough draft (of an essay etc)
草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others
落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom); fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy; to hit sb when he's down
薄剪刀 dǎ báo jiǎn dāo thinning scissors
兰 dǎ lán dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)
蘭 dǎ lán dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)
蛇不死,后患无穷 dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
蛇不死,後患無窮 dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
蛋器 dǎ dàn qì egg beater
蟲 dǎ chóng to swat an insect; to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs
蠟 dǎ là to wax (a car, floor etc)
冲锋 dǎ chōng fēng to lead the charge
衝鋒 dǎ chōng fēng to lead the charge
制 dǎ zhì to forge (silverware, metal implements etc)
製 dǎ zhì to forge (silverware, metal implements etc)
制石器 dǎ zhì shí qì a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement
製石器 dǎ zhì shí qì a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement
諢 dǎ hùn to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance); (fig.) to quip; to banter
赏 dǎ shǎng to reward; to tip; to give a gratuity
賞 dǎ shǎng to reward; to tip; to give a gratuity