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| Pronunciation |
: |
dǎ |
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| Meaning |
: |
- beat; fight; attack. (v)
- strike; hit; knock; beat. (v)
- break; smash. (v)
- play. (v)
- send. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
扌 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
打 |
| Usage |
: |
41.9% |
| Notes |
: |
also as dá |
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Sentences:
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|
| 不许 |
: |
not allow |
| 打 |
: |
beat |
| 他 |
: |
him |
|
| 2. The two men came to blows. |
| liǎng |
gè |
rén |
dǎ |
le |
qǐ |
lái |
。 |
| 两 |
个 |
人 |
打 |
了 |
起 |
来 |
。 |
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| 两 |
: |
two |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 人 |
: |
people |
| 打 |
: |
fight |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 起来 |
: |
beginning or continuing an action |
|
| 3. The windowpane is broken. |
| chuāng |
bō |
li |
dǎ |
pò |
le |
。 |
| 窗 |
玻 |
璃 |
打 |
破 |
了 |
。 |
|
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| 窗 |
: |
window |
| 玻璃 |
: |
glass |
| 打破 |
: |
broken |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 4. They played for keeps. |
| tā |
men |
dǎ |
qiú |
yī |
zhí |
dōu |
yíng |
。 |
| 他 |
们 |
打 |
球 |
一 |
直 |
都 |
赢 |
。 |
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| 他们 |
: |
they |
| 打球 |
: |
play ball |
| 一直 |
: |
all the time |
| 都 |
: |
all |
| 赢 |
: |
win |
|
| 5. He is making a phone call. |
| tā |
zài |
dǎ |
diàn |
huà |
。 |
| 他 |
在 |
打 |
电 |
话 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 在 |
: |
currently |
| 打电话 |
: |
make a phone call |
| 电话 |
: |
telephone |
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