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打
Trad. 打
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 手
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 5
Structure
Decomp. 扌丁
Prononciation
Mandarin dá; dǎ
Entry Methods
Pinyin da2; da3
Kanji /
Cangjie
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手一弓
Sijiao 5102.0
Wubi RSH
CNS 11643 1-4654
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+6253
GB2312 B4F2
BIG5 A5B4
Results for 打
打 dá dozen (loanword)
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
Results beginning with 打
打call dǎ c a l l (slang) to cheer sb on / to show one's support / ("call" is pronounced approximately like English "call")
打开 dǎ kāi to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on
打造 dǎ zào to create / to build / to develop / to forge (of metal)
打印 dǎ yìn to affix a seal / to stamp / to print out (with a printer)
打击 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music)
打算 dǎ suàn to plan / to intend / to calculate / plan / intention / calculation / CL:個|个[ge4]
打破 dǎ pò to break / to smash
打折 dǎ zhé to give a discount
打工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
打扮 dǎ ban to decorate / to dress / to make up / to adorn / manner of dressing / style of dress
打量 dǎ liang to size sb up / to look sb up and down / to take the measure of / to suppose / to reckon
打断 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone)
打死 dǎ sǐ to kill / to beat to death
打扰 dǎ rǎo to disturb / to bother / to trouble
打败 dǎ bài to defeat / to overpower / to beat / to be defeated
打架 dǎ jià to fight / to scuffle / to come to blows / CL:場|场[chang2]
打听 dǎ ting to ask about / to make some inquiries / to ask around
打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc)
打动 dǎ dòng to move (to pity) / arousing (sympathy) / touching
打字 dǎ zì to type
打来 dǎ lái to come to attack
打包 dǎ bāo to wrap / to pack / to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out / (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)
打倒 dǎ dǎo to overthrow / to knock down / Down with ... !
打分 dǎ fēn to grade / to give a mark
打发 dǎ fa to dispatch sb to do sth / to make sb leave / to pass (the time) / (old) to make arrangements / (old) to bestow (alms etc)
打扫 dǎ sǎo to clean / to sweep
打球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball
打法 dǎ fǎ to play (a card) / to make a move in a game
打仗 dǎ zhàng to fight a battle / to go to war
打进 dǎ jìn to breach / to invade
打响 dǎ xiǎng to start shooting or firing / to win an initial success / to succeed (of a plan)
打斗 dǎ dòu to fight
打通 dǎ tōng to open access / to establish contact / to remove a block / to put through (a phone connection)
打压 dǎ yā to suppress / to beat down
打假 dǎ jiǎ to fight counterfeiting / to expose as false / to denounce sb's lies
打理 dǎ lǐ to take care of / to sort out / to manage / to put in order
打消 dǎ xiāo to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc) / to give up on
打牌 dǎ pái to play mahjong or cards
打伤 dǎ shāng to injure / to wound / to damage
打掉 dǎ diào to tear down / to destroy / to dismantle (a gang) / to abort (a fetus)
打劫 dǎ jié to loot / to rob / to plunder / to ransack
打转 dǎ zhuàn to spin / to rotate / to revolve
打碎 dǎ suì to shatter / to smash / to break into pieces
打磨 dǎ mó to polish / to burnish / to shine
打点 dǎ dian to bribe / to get (luggage) ready / to put in order / to organize things / (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
打探 dǎ tàn to make discreet inquiries / to scout out
打赌 dǎ dǔ to bet / to make a bet / a wager
打猎 dǎ liè to go hunting
打拼 dǎ pīn to work hard / to try to make a living
打滚 dǎ gǔn to roll about
打气 dǎ qì to inflate / to pump up / (fig.) to encourage / to boost morale
打车 dǎ chē to take a taxi (in town) / to hitch a lift
打趣 dǎ qù to make fun of
打手 dǎ shou hired thug
打针 dǎ zhēn to give or have an injection
打从 dǎ cóng from / (ever) since
打捞 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea)
打住 dǎ zhù to stop / to halt
打翻 dǎ fān to overturn / to overthrow / to strike down (an enemy)
打坐 dǎ zuò to sit in meditation / to meditate
打搅 dǎ jiǎo to disturb / to trouble
打水 dǎ shuǐ to draw water / to splash water
打鼓 dǎ gǔ to beat a drum / to play a drum / (fig.) to feel nervous
打骂 dǎ mà to beat and scold
打杂 dǎ zá to do odd jobs / to do unskilled work
打散 dǎ sàn to scatter / to break sth up / to beat (an egg)
打雷 dǎ léi to rumble with thunder / clap of thunder
打杀 dǎ shā to kill
打结 dǎ jié to tie a knot / to tie
打狗 Dǎ gǒu Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄[Gao1 xiong2] in the southwest of Taiwan
打铁 dǎ tiě to forge ironware
打盹 dǎ dǔn to doze off
打退 dǎ tuì to beat back / to repel / to repulse
打滑 dǎ huá to skid / to slip / to slide
打颤 dǎ zhàn to shiver / to tremble
打垮 dǎ kuǎ to defeat / to strike down / to destroy
打黑 dǎ hēi to crack down on illegal activities / to fight organized crime
打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc)
打卡 dǎ kǎ (of an employee) to clock on (or off) / to punch in (or out) / (Tw) (on Facebook) to check in to a location
打鱼 dǎ yú to fish
打蜡 dǎ là to wax (a car, floor etc)
打炮 dǎ pào to open fire with artillery / to set off firecrackers / to make one's stage debut / (slang) to have sex / to masturbate
打烊 dǎ yàng to close shop in the evening / also pr. [da3 yang2]
打岔 dǎ chà interruption / to interrupt (esp. talk) / to change the subject
打底 dǎ dǐ to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat
打跑 dǎ pǎo to run off rebuffed / to fend off / (to fight off and make sb) run off
打嗝 dǎ gé to hiccup / to belch / to burp
打鼾 dǎ hān to snore
打伞 dǎ sǎn to hold up an umbrella
打洞 dǎ dòng to punch a hole / to drill a hole / to dig a hole / to burrow
打靶 dǎ bǎ target shooting
打拳 dǎ quán to do shadowboxing
打制 dǎ zhì to forge (silverware, metal implements etc)
打码 dǎ mǎ to pixelate an image / to key in captcha authentication codes
打胎 dǎ tāi to have an abortion
打枪 dǎ qiāng to fire a gun / to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
打桩 dǎ zhuāng to drive piles into
打口 dǎ kǒu (of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc
打眼 dǎ yǎn to drill or bore a hole / to attract attention / conspicuous
打尖 dǎ jiān to stop for a snack while traveling
打钩 dǎ gōu to tick / to check / tick mark / check mark
打更 dǎ gēng to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
打柴 dǎ chái to chop firewood / to gather firewood
打紧 dǎ jǐn important
打草 dǎ cǎo to mow grass / haymaking / to write a rough draft (of an essay etc)
打谷 dǎ gǔ to thresh
打表 dǎ biǎo to run the meter (in a taxi)
打啵 dǎ bō (dialect) to kiss
打杈 dǎ chà to prune (branches)
打镲 dǎ chǎ (dialect) to joke / to make fun of (sb)
打禅 dǎ chán to meditate (of Buddhist)
打场 dǎ cháng to thresh grain (on the floor)
打虫 dǎ chóng to swat an insect / to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs
打怵 dǎ chù to fear / to feel terrified
打憷 dǎ chù variant of 打怵[da3 chu4]
打春 dǎ chūn see 立春[Li4 chun1]
打错 dǎ cuò to err / to dial a wrong number / to make a typo
打档 dǎ dǎng (Tw) to change gears
打的 dǎ dī (coll.) to take a taxi / to go by taxi
打兑 dǎ duì to arrange (colloquial) / to transfer creditor's rights (in a debt case)
打顿 dǎ dùn to pause
打呃 dǎ è to hiccup
打饭 dǎ fàn to get food at a canteen
打拱 dǎ gǒng to bow with clasped hands
打勾 dǎ gōu to check / to tick / (old) to buy
打箍 dǎ gū to hoop / to put a hoop around sth
打卦 dǎ guà to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams
打瓜 dǎ guā a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds
打夯 dǎ hāng to ram / to tamp
打哄 dǎ hǒng to fool around / to kid around
打呼 dǎ hū to snore
打混 dǎ hùn to muddle things up / to goof off / to hang around
打诨 dǎ hùn to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance) / (fig.) to quip / to banter
打井 dǎ jǐng to dig a well
打酒 dǎ jiǔ to have a drink
打赖 dǎ lài to deny / to disclaim / to disavow
打兰 dǎ lán dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)
打脸 dǎ liǎn to put on theatrical makeup / (neologism c. 2014) to debunk sb's claim / to put egg on sb's face
打铃 dǎ líng to ring a bell
打门 dǎ mén to knock on the door / to take a shot on goal (sports)
打奶 dǎ nǎi lit. to beat milk / to churn (to make butter) / milk foamer (for cappuccino)
打鸟 dǎ niǎo to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc) / to photograph birds
打拍 dǎ pāi to beat time / to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards
打棚 dǎ péng (dialect) to joke
打屁 dǎ pì to chat idly
打千 dǎ qiān genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand
打钱 dǎ qián to collect money from sb / to give money to sb
打赏 dǎ shǎng to reward / to tip / to give a gratuity
打食 dǎ shí to go in search of food (of animals) / to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets
打网 dǎ wǎng to net sth / to catch sth with a net
Approximate Results for 打
拨打 bō dǎ to call / to dial
攻打 gōng dǎ to attack (the enemy)
殴打 ōu dǎ to beat up / to come to blows / battery (law)
拍打 pāi dǎ to slap
拍打 pāi da to pat / to slap / (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
敲打 qiāo dǎ to beat sb / to beat (a drum)
单打 dān dǎ singles (in sports) / CL:場|场[chang3]
挨打 ái dǎ to take a beating / to get thrashed / to come under attack
暴打 bào dǎ to beat viciously
严打 yán dǎ to crack down on / to take severe measures against
一打 yī dá dozen
开打 kāi dǎ (of a sports competition or match) to commence / (of a war or battle) to break out / to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera) / to brawl / to come to blows
双打 shuāng dǎ doubles (in sports) / CL:場|场[chang3]
击打 jī dǎ to beat / to lash
武打 wǔ dǎ acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
毒打 dú dǎ beat up / CL:頓|顿[dun4]
散打 sàn dǎ mixed martial arts
拳打 quán dǎ to punch
自打 zì dǎ (coll.) since
对打 duì dǎ to spar / to fight / to duke it out
猛打 měng dǎ to strike / wham!
鞭打 biān dǎ to whip / to lash / to flog / to thrash
痛打 tòng dǎ to beat sb soundly
铁打 tiě dǎ made of iron / strong as iron
抽打 chōu dǎ to whip / to flog / to thrash
追打 zhuī dǎ to chase and beat
捶打 chuí dǎ to beat / to pound / to thump
强打 qiáng dǎ promotion (for a product) / advertisement
苏打 sū dá soda (loanword)
拷打 kǎo dǎ to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions) / to give sb the third degree / to torture
激打 jī dǎ laser printer / abbr. for 激光打印機|激光打印机[ji1 guang1 da3 yin4 ji1]
安打 ān dǎ base hit (baseball)
扭打 niǔ dǎ to wrestle / to grapple / to scuffle
扑打 pū dǎ to swat / (of wings) to flap
厮打 sī dǎ to fight together / to come to blows
盲打 máng dǎ to touch-type
摔打 shuāi da to knock / to grasp sth in the hand and beat it / to toughen oneself up
半打 bàn dá half a dozen
责打 zé dǎ to punish by flogging
轻打 qīng dǎ tap / hit lightly
冲打 chōng dǎ (of waves, rain etc) to dash against / to batter
电打 diàn dǎ electric typewriter (as opposed to hand typewriter), abbr. for 電打字機|电打字机
吊打 diào dǎ to hang sb up and beat him / (fig.) (slang) to own (one's opponent) / to thoroughly dominate
吉打 Jí dǎ Kedah, state of northwest Malaysia, capital Alor Star 亞羅士打|亚罗士打[Ya4 luo2 shi4 da3]
近打 Jìn dǎ Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia
施打 shī dǎ to inject (a vaccine etc)
手打 shǒu dǎ hand typewriter (as opposed to electric typewriter), abbr. for 手打字機|手打字机
西打 xī dá cider (loanword)
招打 zhāo dǎ to ask for a beating
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不打紧 bù dǎ jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind
全垒打 quán lěi dǎ home run (baseball)
武打片 wǔ dǎ piàn action movie / kungfu movie
苏打水 sū dá shuǐ soda drink (loanword)
小苏打 xiǎo sū dá baking soda / sodium bicarbonate
泡打粉 pào dǎ fěn baking powder
本垒打 běn lěi dǎ home run (baseball)
苏打粉 sū dá fěn baking soda
跌打药 diē dǎ yào liniment
短打扮 duǎn dǎ ban shorts / tight-fitting clothes
干打垒 gān dǎ lěi rammed earth / adobe house
近打河 Jìn dǎ Hé Kinta River in Perak, Malaysia
精打光 jīng dǎ guāng with absolutely nothing / completely broke
苦迭打 kǔ dié dǎ coup d'état (loanword)
兰姆打 lán mǔ dǎ lambda (Greek letter Λλ)
殴打罪 ōu dǎ zuì assault and battery (law)
五打一 wǔ dǎ yī to masturbate (slang)
牺牲打 xī shēng dǎ sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
一网打尽 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) / fig. to scoop up the whole lot / to capture them all in one go
无精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dispirited and downcast (idiom) / listless / in low spirits / washed out
精打细算 jīng dǎ xì suàn meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
拳打脚踢 quán dǎ jiǎo tī lit. to punch and kick (idiom) / to beat up / fig. determined to sort out a problem
趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié to loot a burning house / to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
稳扎稳打 wěn zhā wěn dǎ to go steady and strike hard (in fighting) / fig. steadily and surely
趁热打铁 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot
穿着打扮 chuān zhuó dǎ bàn style of dress / one's appearance
小打小闹 xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào small-scale
扫黄打非 sǎo huáng dǎ fēi to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
雷打不动 léi dǎ bù dòng not shaken by thunder (idiom) / the arrangements are unalterable / to adhere rigidly to regulations / will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)
一炮打响 yī pào dǎ xiǎng to win instant success (idiom) / to start off successfully
跌打损伤 diē dǎ sǔn shāng injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc
插科打诨 chā kē dǎ hùn to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom) / to jest / buffoonery
不打自招 bù dǎ zì zhāo to confess without being pressed / to make a confession without duress
倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 / in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 / fig. to counterattack / to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
鸡飞蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken / a dead loss (idiom)
包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià to run everything (idiom) / to monopolize the whole business / not allow anyone else to have a look in
风吹雨打 fēng chuī yǔ dǎ lit. windswept and battered by rain / to undergo hardship (idiom)
零打碎敲 líng dǎ suì qiāo to do things in bits and pieces (idiom) / piecemeal work
零敲碎打 líng qiāo suì dǎ to do things in bits and pieces (idiom) / piecemeal work
满打满算 mǎn dǎ mǎn suàn taking everything into account (idiom) / when all is said and done
没精打采 méi jīng dǎ cǎi listless / dispirited / washed out / also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩[mei2 jing1 da3 cai3]
乔装打扮 qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn to dress up in disguise (idiom) / to pretend for the purpose of deceit
屈打成招 qū dǎ chéng zhāo to obtain confessions under torture
撒科打诨 sā kē dǎ hùn to intersperse comic dialogue (as they do in operas)
歪打正着 wāi dǎ zhèng zháo to succeed by a lucky stroke
竹篮打水 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom) / wasted effort
光生伏打  photovoltaic
挨打受骂 ái dǎ shòu mà to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
挨打受气 ái dǎ shòu qì to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
抱打不平 bào dǎ bù píng see 打抱不平[da3 bao4 bu4 ping2]
乘火打劫 chéng huǒ dǎ jié to take advantage of sb's misfortune / to loot
沉重打击 chén zhòng dǎ jī to hit hard
大打出手 dà dǎ chū shǒu to come to blows / to start a fight / (derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手[da3 chu1 shou3])
单打独斗 dān dǎ dú dòu to fight alone (idiom)
电打字机 diàn dǎ zì jī electric typewriter (as opposed to hand typewriter)
二次打击 èr cì dǎ jī second
敢打敢冲 gǎn dǎ gǎn chōng courageous and daring
哥打巴鲁 Gē dǎ bā lǔ Kota Bharu, city in Malaysia on border with Thailand, capital of Kelantan sultanate
关门打狗 guān mén dǎ gǒu lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
鼓打贝斯 gǔ dǎ bèi sī drum and bass (music genre)
和尚打伞 hé shang dǎ sǎn see 和尚打傘，無法無天|和尚打伞，无法无天[he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1]
即付即打 jí fù jí dǎ pay as you go
宽打窄用 kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng to give oneself leeway (idiom) / to allow room for error
连踢带打 lián tī dài dǎ to kick and beat (idiom)
没精打彩 méi jīng dǎ cǎi listless / dispirited / washed out
摸爬滚打 mō pá gǔn dǎ to go through challenging experiences / to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
敲打锣鼓 qiāo dǎ luó gǔ lit. to beat a gong / fig. to irritate sb / a provocation
敲敲打打 qiāo qiāo dǎ dǎ to make a continual banging sound / (fig.) to provoke with words
请勿打扰 qǐng wù dǎ rǎo please do not disturb
手打字机 shǒu dǎ zì jī hand typewriter (as opposed to electric typewriter)
死缠烂打 sǐ chán làn dǎ (coll.) to pester / to harass
苏打饼干 sū dá bǐng gān soda biscuit / cracker
网络打手 Wǎng luò dǎ shǒu see 網絡水軍|网络水军[Wang3 luo4 shui3 jun1]
围城打援 wéi chéng dǎ yuán to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom) / strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
误打误撞 wù dǎ wù zhuàng accidentally / to act before thinking
无精打彩 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dull and colorless (idiom) / lacking vitality / not lively
小苏打粉 xiǎo sū dá fěn baking soda
亚罗士打 Yà luó shì dǎ Alor Star city, capital of Kedah state in northwest Malaysia
严厉打击 yán lì dǎ jī to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures
严刑拷打 yán xíng kǎo dǎ torture / interrogation by torture
迎头打击 yíng tóu dǎ jī to hit head on
渣打银行 Zhā dǎ Yín háng Standard Chartered Bank
主打品牌 zhǔ dǎ pǐn pái premium brand / flagship product
激光打印机 jī guāng dǎ yìn jī laser printer
喷墨打印机 pēn mò dǎ yìn jī ink jet printer
不打不相识 bù dǎ bù xiāng shí lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom) / an exchange of blows may lead to friendship / no discord, no concord
支票打印机  cheque imprinting machine / cheque printing machine
第二次打击  second strike
会议打字员  Conference Typist
栅栏打桩机  picket driver
攻击与殴打  assault and battery
报复性打击 bào fù xìng dǎ jī retaliatory strike
不打不成才 bù dǎ bù chéng cái spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成器 bù dǎ bù chéng qì spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
大炮打蚊子 dà pào dǎ wén zi cannon fire to hit a mosquito / to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
电传打字机 diàn chuán dǎ zì jī teletypewriter
点阵打印机 diǎn zhèn dǎ yìn jī dot matrix printer
激光打引机 jī guāng dǎ yǐn jī laser printer
雷公打豆腐 Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu the God of Thunder strikes bean curd / fig. to bully the weakest person / to pick on an easy target
枪打出头鸟 qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) / nonconformity gets punished
齐打夯儿地 qí dǎ hāng r de in unison and with one voice (dialect)
Chinese Tones