打下 dǎ xià

to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 11184th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to lay (a foundation)
  2. 2. to conquer (a city etc)
  3. 3. to shoot down (a bird etc)

Characters

Character Meaning
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down