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

探 dǎ tàn to make discreet inquiries; to scout out
下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc)
拳 dǎ quán to do shadowboxing
kǎo dǎ to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to torture
垮 dǎ kuǎ to defeat; to strike down; to destroy
通 dǎ tōng to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection)
字 dǎ zì to type
响 dǎ xiǎng to start shooting or firing; to win an initial success; to succeed (of a plan)
气 dǎ qì to inflate; to pump up; fig. to encourage; to boost morale
qiāo dǎ to beat sb; to beat (a drum)
消 dǎ xiāo to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on
分 dǎ fēn to grade; to give a mark
鼾 dǎ hān to snore
盹 dǎ dǔn to doze off
瞌睡 dǎ kē shuì to doze off
pāi da to pat; to slap; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
tòng dǎ to beat sb soundly
字机 dǎ zì jī typewriter
翻 dǎ fān to overturn; to overthrow; to strike down (an enemy)
印机 dǎ yìn jī printer
车 dǎ chē to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
滚 dǎ gǔn to roll about
转 dǎ zhuàn to spin; to rotate; to revolve
biān dǎ to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash
捞 dǎ lāo to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)