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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 |
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also as dá |
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Sentences:
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不许 |
: |
not allow |
打 |
: |
beat |
他 |
: |
him |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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