打 dǎ

1. dǎ verb to strike; to hit; to beat
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 击 or 敲击 (Guoyu '打' v 1; Unihan '打')
2. dá measure word dozen
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (Guoyu '打' dá n 1)
3. dǎ verb to dispel; to eliminate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 消除 or 除去 (Guoyu '打' v 3)
4. dǎ verb to inject into
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 注入 or 刺入; for example, 打针 'give an injection' (Guoyu '打' v 5)
5. dǎ verb to issue; to send
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 发出 or 放出; for example, 打信號 'send a signal' (Guoyu '打' v 4)
6. dǎ verb to play a sport; to do an activity
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '打' v 18)
7. dǎ verb to fight; to attack
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 攻击 or 战斗; as in 打斗 (Guoyu '打' v 2; Unihan '打')
8. dǎ verb to open; to switch on
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '打' v 12)
9. dǎ verb to buy
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 购买 (Guoyu '打' v 9)
10. dǎ verb to print; to type
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Guoyu '打' v 13)
11. dǎ verb to bundle together; to collect
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 取 or 收 (Guoyu '打' v 8)
12. dǎ verb to dig; to drill
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 凿 (Guoyu '打' v 11)
13. dǎ verb to lift; to hold
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 举 or 持 (Guoyu '打' v 6)
14. dǎ verb to operate [a car or boat]
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '打' v 10)
15. dǎ verb to plan; to decide
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in 打主意 (Guoyu '打' v 15)
16. dǎ verb to paint
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '打' v 14)
17. dǎ verb to use
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 使用 (Guoyu '打' v 16)
18. dǎ verb to do
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 做 (Guoyu '打' v 6)
19. dǎ verb to greet; to interact with
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 与人交往 (Guoyu '打' v 19)
20. dǎ noun martial arts
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 武术 (Guoyu '打' n 1)
21. dǎ proper noun Da
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '打' n 2)

Contained in

• 武打片 action movie; kungfu movie
• 打砌 to joke
• 打发时间(打發時間) to pass the time
• 打点滴(打點滴) to put on an intravenous drip
• 挨打 to be beaten
• 扫黄打非(掃黃打非) to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
• 武打 acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
• 打赏(打賞) to reward; to tip; to give a gratuity
• 打边鼓(打邊鼓) to echo what somebody said; to back somebody up from the sidelines (in an argument)
• 打响鼻儿(打響鼻兒) (of a horse etc) to snort
• 兰姆打(蘭姆打) lambda (Greek letter Λλ)
• 摔打 to knock; to grasp something in the hand and beat it; to toughen oneself up
• 打炮 to open fire with artillery; to set off firecrackers; to make one's stage debut; to have sex
• 打早 earlier; long ago; as soon as possible
• 打光棍 to live as bachelor
• 打制(打製) to forge (silverware, metal implements etc)
• 打哆嗦 to tremble; to shiver (of cold); to shudder
• 打铁趁热(打鐵趁熱) to strike iron it must be hot
• 打错(打錯) to err; to dial a wrong number; to make a typo
• 打饥荒(打飢荒) to suffer from crop failure ; for trouble to arise ; to quarrel
• 打把势(打把勢) drill (in sword play); to thrash around; to demonstrate gymnastic skills; to solicit financial help (in an indirect way)
• 不打不成器 spare the rod and spoil the child
• 打鸟(打鳥) to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc); to photograph birds
• 打口 surplus (or cut-out) stock from Western countries
• 打滑 to skid; to slip; to slide
• 打酒 to buy liquor
• 打闷雷(打悶雷) to wonder secretly; to make wild conjectures
• 打住 to stop; to halt
• 打狗欺主 to beat a dog and bully its owner; to humiliate somebody indirectly by bullying a subordinate
• 打蜡(打蠟) to wax (a car, floor etc)
• 打结(打結) to tie a knot; to tie
• 打探 to make discreet inquiries; to scout out
• 苏打(蘇打) soda
• 短打扮 shorts; tight-fitting clothes
• 打手 hired thug
• 敲敲打打 to make a continual banging sound; to provoke with words
• 乔装打扮(喬裝打扮) to dress up in disguise; to pretend for the purpose of deceit
• 竹篮打水(竹籃打水) using a wicker basket to draw water; wasted effort
• 铁打的衙门，流水的官(鐵打的衙門，流水的官) the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water; government officials come and go
• 施打 to inject (a vaccine etc)
• 牺牲打(犧牲打) sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
• 零打碎敲 to do things in bits and pieces; piecemeal work
• 激光打印机(激光打印機) laser printer
• 打工 to work in a temporary or part time job
• 打冲锋(打衝鋒) to lead the charge
• 严厉打击(嚴厲打擊) to strike a severe blow; to crack down; to take strong measures
• 精打细算(精打細算) meticulous planning and careful accounting

Also contained in

打狗 、 打斋 、 打坐 、 吉打

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Truncated for common words

• 第四回 Chapter 4 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 40
• 卷一百〇一　志第四十九:　兵四 Volume 101 Treatises 54: Military 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 37
• 卷八十九　志第三十九: 　百官五 Volume 89 Treatises 42: Official Posts 5 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 36
• 第五十六回 Chapter 56 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 34
• 第三十二回 Chapter 32 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 32
• 第三十一回 Chapter 31 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 31
• 第五回 Chapter 5 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 28
• 第五十八回 Chapter 58 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 27
• 第七十二回 Chapter 72 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 26
• 第七十回 Chapter 70 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 25

Collocations

• 打麦 (打麥) 打麥打麥三三三 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷三十七 志第十七: 五行 Volume 37 Treatises 17: Five Elements — count: 7
• 打围 (打圍) 以打圍食肉為樂 — Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史, 卷一百三十七 外國列傳一: 契丹 Volume 137: Foreign States Biographies 1 - Khitan — count: 7
• 打五 (打五) 紞如打五鼓 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷九十 列傳第六十 良吏 Volume 90 Biographies 60: Good Officials — count: 4
• 打人 (打人) 坐門生杜德靈放橫打人 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷五十一 列傳第十一 宗室 Volume 51 Biographies 11: Zong shi — count: 4
• 麦打 (麥打) 打麥打麥三三三 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷三十七 志第十七: 五行 Volume 37 Treatises 17: Five Elements — count: 4
• 人相打 (人相打) 如與人相打 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷八十五 列傳第五十五 劉毅 諸葛長民 何無忌 檀憑之 魏詠之 Volume 85 Biographies 55: Liu Yi; Zhuge Changmin; He Wuji; Tan Pingzhi; Wei Yongzhi — count: 3
• 打钟 (打鐘) 道人聞之夜打鐘 — Book of Northern Qi 北齊書, 卷十四　補列傳第六　 廣平公盛 陽州公永樂 弟長弼 襄樂王顯國 上洛王思宗 子元海 弟思好 平秦王歸彥 武興王普 長樂太守靈山 嗣子伏護 Volume 14 Biographies 6: Guangping Gongcheng; Yangzhou Gong Yongle; Di Zhangbi; Prince of Xiangle, Xiang Guo; Prince of Shangluo, Si Zong; Zi Yuanhai; Di Sihao; Prince of Pingqin, Guiyan; Prince Pu of Wuxing; Changle, Governor of Lingshan; Sizi Fuhu — count: 2
• 欲打 (欲打) 欲打大同城 — Book of Sui 隋書, 卷51　列傳第16 長孫覽 Volume 51 Biographies 16: Zhang Sunlan — count: 2
• 打牧 (打牧) 打牧祗應 — History of Song 宋史, 卷一百七十一 志第一百二十四 職官十一 Volume 171 Treatises 124: Offical Posts 11 — count: 2
• 打稽 (打稽) 謂之打稽 — Book of Sui 隋書, 卷25　志第20 刑法 Volume 25 Treatises 20: Punishment and Law — count: 2