打
dǎ
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate")
to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")
Words with 打
3D打印
sān d dǎ yìn
to 3D print; 3D printing
连踢带打
lián tī dài dǎ
to kick and beat (idiom)
针式打印机
zhēn shì dǎ yìn jī
(computing) dot matrix printer
铁打
tiě dǎ
made of iron
铁打的衙门，流水的官
tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
开打
kāi dǎ
(of a sports competition or match) to commence
关门打狗
guān mén dǎ gǒu
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
双打
shuāng dǎ
doubles (in sports)
鸡飞蛋打
jī fēi dàn dǎ
the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
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
雷公打豆腐
léi gōng dǎ dòu fu
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd