Hanzi

打

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

dǎ, dá

Bopomofo

ㄉㄚˇ, ㄉㄚˊ

Jyutping

daa2

Example sentences

打 dǎ
我喜歡打籃球。
我喜欢打篮球。

I like playing basketball.

電話 / 电话 diànhuà
他在打電話。
他在打电话。

He is making a phone call.

打開 / 打开 dǎkāi
他打開窗戶，讓新鮮空氣進來。
他打开窗户，让新鲜空气进来。

He opened the window to let fresh air in.

拉 lā
她用力拉門，門才打開。
她用力拉门，门才打开。

She pulled the door hard, and only then did it open.

打交道 dǎjiāodào
我不喜歡和這種人打交道。
我不喜欢和这种人打交道。

I don't like dealing with this kind of person.

打仗 dǎzhàng
在這個和平的年代，沒有人希望發生打仗。
在这个和平的年代，没有人希望发生打仗。

In this peaceful era, no one wants war to happen.

Example Vocabulary

打

da3

to hit; to play (ball); to call; dozen

打開

da3'kai1

to open; to turn on; to unfold

一網打儘

打下

打交道

da3'jiao1'dao4

to come into contact with; to have dealings with

打仗

da3'zhang4

to fight; to go to war

打來

乘火打劫

倒打一耙

dao4'da3'yi1'pa2

全壘打

quan2'lei3'da3

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