打 打 da3
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

打 打 da2
dozen (loanword)

strokes 5
radical
手
手
strokes after radical 2
挨打 挨打 ai2 da3
to take a beating; to get thrashed; to come under attack

挨打受骂 挨打受罵 ai2 da3 shou4 ma4
to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)

挨打受气 挨打受氣 ai2 da3 shou4 qi4
to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)

安打 安打 an1 da3
base hit (baseball)

半打 半打 ban4 da2
half a dozen

包打天下 包打天下 bao1 da3 tian1 xia4
to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business; not allow anyone else to have a look in

抱打不平 抱打不平 bao4 da3 bu4 ping2
see 打抱不平

本垒打 本壘打 ben3 lei3 da3
home run (baseball)

鞭打 鞭打 bian1 da3
to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash

拨打 撥打 bo1 da3
to call; to dial

不打不成才 不打不成才 bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 cai2
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

不打不成器 不打不成器 bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 qi4
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

不打不成相识 不打不成相識 bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 xiang1 shi2
don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

不打不相识 不打不相識 bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi2
lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship; no discord, no concord

不打紧 不打緊 bu4 da3 jin3
unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind

不打自招 不打自招 bu4 da3 zi4 zhao1
to confess without being pressed; to make a confession without duress

插科打诨 插科打諢 cha1 ke1 da3 hun4
to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest; buffoonery

沉重打击 沉重打擊 chen2 zhong4 da3 ji1
to hit hard

趁火打劫 趁火打劫 chen4 huo3 da3 jie2
to loot a burning house; to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)

趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chen4 re4 da3 tie3
to strike while the iron is hot

乘火打劫 乘火打劫 cheng2 huo3 da3 jie2
to take advantage of sb's misfortune; to loot

冲打 衝打 chong1 da3
(of waves, rain etc) to dash against; to batter

抽打 抽打 chou1 da3
to whip; to flog; to thrash

穿着打扮 穿著打扮 chuan1 zhuo2 da3 ban4
style of dress; one's appearance

串行点阵打印机 串行點陣打印機 chuan4 xing2 dian3 zhen4 da3 yin4 ji1
serial dot matrix printer

捶打 捶打 chui2 da3
to beat; to pound; to thump

打退堂鼓 打退堂鼓 da2 tui4 tang2 gu3
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail

打靶 打靶 da3 ba3
target shooting

打把势 打把勢 da3 ba3 shi5
drill (in sword play); to thrash around; to demonstrate gymnastic skills; to solicit financial help (in an indirect way); to show off

打把式 打把式 da3 ba3 shi5
variant of 打把勢|打把势

打白条 打白條 da3 bai2 tiao2
to write an IOU or promissory note

打败 打敗 da3 bai4
to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated

打扮 打扮 da3 ban5
to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress

打包 打包 da3 bao1
to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; to package (computing)

打包票 打包票 da3 bao1 piao4
to vouch for; to guarantee

打薄剪刀 打薄剪刀 da3 bao2 jian3 dao1
thinning scissors

打保票 打保票 da3 bao3 piao4
to vouch for; to guarantee

打爆 打爆 da3 bao4
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)

打抱不平 打抱不平 da3 bao4 bu4 ping2
to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice; also written 抱打不平

打边鼓 打邊鼓 da3 bian1 gu3
to echo what sb said; to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)

打边炉 打邊爐 da3 bian1 lu2
(Cantonese) to eat hot pot; hot pot

打表 打錶 da3 biao3
to run the meter (in a taxi)

打啵 打啵 da3 bo1
(dialect) to kiss

打不过 打不過 da3 bu5 guo4
unable to defeat; to be no match for sb

打不通 打不通 da3 bu5 tong1
cannot get through (on phone)

打草 打草 da3 cao3
to mow grass; haymaking; to write a rough draft (of an essay etc)

打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 da3 cao3 jing1 she2
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake; to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)

打层次 打層次 da3 ceng2 ci4
to get one's hair layered

打镲 打鑔 da3 cha3
(dialect) to joke; to make fun of (sb)

打岔 打岔 da3 cha4
interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject

打杈 打杈 da3 cha4
pruning (branches)

打柴 打柴 da3 chai2
to chop firewood; to gather firewood

打禅 打禪 da3 chan2
to meditate (of Buddhist)

打场 打場 da3 chang2
to thresh grain (on the floor)

打长工 打長工 da3 chang2 gong1
to work as long-term hired hand

打长途 打長途 da3 chang2 tu2
to make a long distance call

打车 打車 da3 che1
to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift

打成平手 打成平手 da3 cheng2 ping2 shou3
to draw (a competition); to fight to a standstill

打成一片 打成一片 da3 cheng2 yi1 pian4
to merge; to integrate; to become as one; to unify together

打赤膊 打赤膊 da3 chi4 bo2
to bare one's chest; bare-chested

打赤脚 打赤腳 da3 chi4 jiao3
to bare the feet

打冲锋 打衝鋒 da3 chong1 feng1
to lead the charge

打虫 打蟲 da3 chong2
to swat an insect; to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs

打怵 打怵 da3 chu4
to fear; to feel terrified

打憷 打憷 da3 chu4
variant of 打怵

打春 打春 da3 chun1
see 立春

打从 打從 da3 cong2
from; (ever) since

打错 打錯 da3 cuo4
to err; to dial a wrong number; to make a typo

打蛋器 打蛋器 da3 dan4 qi4
egg beater

打档 打檔 da3 dang3
(Tw) to change gears

打档车 打檔車 da3 dang3 che1
(Tw) manual transmission motorcycle (usually denotes a traditional-style motorcycle, as opposed to a scooter)

打倒 打倒 da3 dao3
to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... !

打道回府 打道回府 da3 dao4 hui2 fu3
to go home (in a ceremonial procession); to return home

打得火热 打得火熱 da3 de5 huo3 re4
to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers); billing and cooing

打的 打的 da3 di1
(coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi

打底 打底 da3 di3
to lay a foundation (also fig.); to make a first sketch; to eat sth before drinking; to apply an undercoat

打底裤 打底褲 da3 di3 ku4
leggings

打地铺 打地鋪 da3 di4 pu4
to make one's bed on the floor

打点滴 打點滴 da3 dian3 di1
to put sb on an intravenous drip

打电话 打電話 da3 dian4 hua4
to make a telephone call

打点 打點 da3 dian5
to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in)

打掉 打掉 da3 diao4
to tear down; to destroy; to dismantle (a gang); to abort (a fetus)

打吊瓶 打吊瓶 da3 diao4 ping2
to put sb on an intravenous drip

打吊针 打吊針 da3 diao4 zhen1
to put sb on an intravenous drip

打动 打動 da3 dong4
to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching

打洞 打洞 da3 dong4
to punch a hole; to drill a hole; to dig a hole; to burrow

打斗 打鬥 da3 dou4
to fight

打赌 打賭 da3 du3
to bet; to make a bet; a wager

打短儿 打短兒 da3 duan3 er5
casual labor; to work for a bit

打断 打斷 da3 duan4
to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)

打兑 打兌 da3 dui4
to arrange (colloquial); to transfer creditor's rights (in a debt case)

打对台 打對台 da3 dui4 tai2
to compete; to rival

打对仗 打對仗 da3 dui4 zhang4
to compete

打盹 打盹 da3 dun3
to doze off

打盹儿 打盹兒 da3 dun3 er5
erhua variant of 打盹

打趸儿 打躉兒 da3 dun3 er5
to buy wholesale

打顿 打頓 da3 dun4
to pause

打顿儿 打頓兒 da3 dun4 er5
erhua variant of 打頓|打顿

打哆嗦 打哆嗦 da3 duo1 suo5
to tremble; to shiver (of cold); to shudder

打呃 打呃 da3 e4
to hiccup

打耳光 打耳光 da3 er3 guang1
to slap on the face; to box sb's ears

打发时间 打發時間 da3 fa1 shi2 jian1
to pass the time

打法 打法 da3 fa3
to play (a card); to make a move in a game

打发 打發 da3 fa5
to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)

打翻 打翻 da3 fan1
to overturn; to overthrow; to strike down (an enemy)

打翻身仗 打翻身仗 da3 fan1 shen1 zhang4
to work hard towards a turnaround; to fight to reverse sth

打饭 打飯 da3 fan4
to get food at a canteen

打飞机 打飛機 da3 fei1 ji1
to masturbate (slang)

打分 打分 da3 fen1
to grade; to give a mark

打富济贫 打富濟貧 da3 fu4 ji4 pin2
to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)

打高尔夫 打高爾夫 da3 gao1 er3 fu1
to play golf

打高尔夫球 打高爾夫球 da3 gao1 er3 fu1 qiu2
to play golf

打稿子 打稿子 da3 gao3 zi5
to produce a draft manuscript

打嗝 打嗝 da3 ge2
to hiccup; to belch; to burp

打嗝儿 打嗝兒 da3 ge2 er5
erhua variant of 打嗝

打格子 打格子 da3 ge2 zi5
to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland); to checker

打跟头 打跟頭 da3 gen1 tou5
to turn a somersault; to turn head over heels

打更 打更 da3 geng1
to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)

打工 打工 da3 gong1
to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

打工妹 打工妹 da3 gong1 mei4
young female worker

打工仔 打工仔 da3 gong1 zai3
young worker; employee; young male worker

打躬作揖 打躬作揖 da3 gong1 zuo4 yi1
to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly

打拱 打拱 da3 gong3
to bow with clasped hands

打拱作揖 打拱作揖 da3 gong3 zuo4 yi1
to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly

打勾 打勾 da3 gou1
to check; to tick; (old) to buy

打钩 打鉤 da3 gou1
to tick; to check; tick mark; check mark

打勾勾 打勾勾 da3 gou1 gou1
see 拉鉤|拉钩

打狗 打狗 da3 gou3
Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄 in the southwest of Taiwan

打狗欺主 打狗欺主 da3 gou3 qi1 zhu3
to beat a dog and bully its owner; fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate

打箍 打箍 da3 gu1
to hoop; to put a hoop around sth

打谷 打穀 da3 gu3
to thresh

打鼓 打鼓 da3 gu3
to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous

打谷场 打穀場 da3 gu3 chang2
threshing floor

打谷机 打穀機 da3 gu3 ji1
threshing machine

打瓜 打瓜 da3 gua1
a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds

打卦 打卦 da3 gua4
to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams

打官话 打官話 da3 guan1 hua4
to talk officiously; to assume the air of a functionary; to talk in official jargon

打官腔 打官腔 da3 guan1 qiang1
to talk officiously; to assume the air of a functionary; to talk in official jargon

打官司 打官司 da3 guan1 si5
to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute

打光棍 打光棍 da3 guang1 gun4
to live as bachelor

打滚 打滾 da3 gun3
to roll about

打棍子 打棍子 da3 gun4 zi5
to bludgeon; to hit with a big stick

打哈哈 打哈哈 da3 ha1 ha5
to joke; to laugh insincerely; to make merry; to talk irrelevantly

打哈哈儿 打哈哈兒 da3 ha1 ha5 er5
erhua variant of 打哈哈

打鼾 打鼾 da3 han1
to snore

打夯 打夯 da3 hang1
to ram; to tamp

打呵欠 打呵欠 da3 he1 qian4
to yawn

打黑 打黑 da3 hei1
to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime

打横炮 打橫炮 da3 heng2 pao4
to butt in; to interfere; to make things difficult

打哄 打哄 da3 hong3
to fool around; to kid around

打呼 打呼 da3 hu1
to snore

打呼噜 打呼嚕 da3 hu1 lu5
to snore

打混 打混 da3 hun4
to muddle things up; to goof off; to hang around

打诨 打諢 da3 hun4
to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance); (fig.) to quip; to banter

打火机 打火機 da3 huo3 ji1
lighter; cigarette lighter

打火石 打火石 da3 huo3 shi2
flint

打击 打擊 da3 ji1
to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)

打击报复 打擊報復 da3 ji1 bao4 fu4
to retaliate

打击军事力量 打擊軍事力量 da3 ji1 jun1 shi4 li4 liang5
counterforce

打击率 打擊率 da3 ji1 lv4
batting average (baseball etc)

打击社会财富 打擊社會財富 da3 ji1 she4 hui4 cai2 fu4
countervalue

打鸡血 打雞血 da3 ji1 xue4
lit. to inject chicken blood; (coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)

打击乐器 打擊樂器 da3 ji1 yue4 qi4
percussion instrument

打家劫舍 打家劫舍 da3 jia1 jie2 she4
to break into a house for robbery (idiom)

打假 打假 da3 jia3
to fight counterfeiting; to expose as false; to denounce sb's lies

打假球 打假球 da3 jia3 qiu2
game-fixing; to fix games

打架 打架 da3 jia4
to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows

打尖 打尖 da3 jian1
to stop for a snack while traveling

打酱油 打醬油 da3 jiang4 you2
to buy soy sauce; it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")

打交道 打交道 da3 jiao1 dao4
to come into contact with; to have dealings

打胶枪 打膠槍 da3 jiao1 qiang1
sealant gun; glue gun

打搅 打攪 da3 jiao3
to disturb; to trouble

打结 打結 da3 jie2
to tie a knot; to tie

打劫 打劫 da3 jie2
to loot; to rob; to plunder; to ransack

打紧 打緊 da3 jin3
important

打进 打進 da3 jin4
to breach; to invade

打酒 打酒 da3 jiu3
to have a drink

打卡 打卡 da3 ka3
to clock in or out (of a job etc)

打开 打開 da3 kai1
to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on

打开话匣子 打開話匣子 da3 kai1 hua4 xia2 zi5
to start talking

打开天窗说亮话 打開天窗說亮話 da3 kai1 tian1 chuang1 shuo1 liang4 hua4
not to mince words; not to beat about the bush

打瞌睡 打瞌睡 da3 ke1 shui4
to doze off

打孔器 打孔器 da3 kong3 qi4
hole puncher

打孔钻 打孔鑽 da3 kong3 zuan4
auger; drill

打口 打口 da3 kou3
(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

打垮 打垮 da3 kua3
to defeat; to strike down; to destroy

打蜡 打蠟 da3 la4
to wax (a car, floor etc)

打来回 打來回 da3 lai2 hui2
to make a round trip; a return journey

打赖 打賴 da3 lai4
to deny; to disclaim; to disavow

打兰 打蘭 da3 lan2
dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)

打捞 打撈 da3 lao1
to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)

打雷 打雷 da3 lei2
to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder

打擂台 打擂臺 da3 lei4 tai2
(old) to fight on the leitai; (fig.) to enter a contest

打理 打理 da3 li3
to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order

打量 打量 da3 liang5
to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon

打猎 打獵 da3 lie4
to go hunting

打趔趄 打趔趄 da3 lie4 qie5
to trip; to miss a step; to slip

打落水狗 打落水狗 da3 luo4 shui3 gou3
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom); fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy; to hit sb when he's down

打麻雀运动 打麻雀運動 da3 ma2 que4 yun4 dong4
the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进 aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

打码 打碼 da3 ma3
to pixelate an image; to key in captcha authentication codes

打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 da3 ma3 hu5 yan3
to play dumb; to slack off (idiom)

打马赛克 打馬賽克 da3 ma3 sai4 ke4
to censor an image; to pixelate

打骂 打罵 da3 ma4
to beat and scold

打埋伏 打埋伏 da3 mai2 fu5
to lie in wait; to ambush; to conceal sth

打门 打門 da3 men2
to knock on the door; to take a shot on goal (sports)

打闷雷 打悶雷 da3 men4 lei2
(coll.) to wonder secretly; to make wild conjectures

打磨 打磨 da3 mo2
polish; grind

打奶 打奶 da3 nai3
lit. to beat milk; to churn (to make butter); milk foamer (for cappuccino)

打鸟 打鳥 da3 niao3
to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc); to photograph birds

打拍 打拍 da3 pai1
to beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards

打拍子 打拍子 da3 pai1 zi5
to beat time

打牌 打牌 da3 pai2
to play mahjong or cards

打跑 打跑 da3 pao3
to run off rebuffed; to fend off; (to fight off and make sb) run off

打炮 打炮 da3 pao4
to open fire with artillery; to set off firecrackers; to make one's stage debut; (slang) to have sex; to masturbate

打喷嚏 打噴嚏 da3 pen1 ti4
to sneeze

打棚 打棚 da3 peng2
(dialect) to joke

打屁 打屁 da3 pi4
to chat idly

打屁股 打屁股 da3 pi4 gu5
to spank sb's bottom

打拼 打拼 da3 pin1
to work hard; to try to make a living

打破 打破 da3 po4
to break; to smash

打破砂锅问到底 打破砂鍋問到底 da3 po4 sha1 guo1 wen4 dao4 di3
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

打扑克 打撲克 da3 pu1 ke4
to play cards; to play poker

打气 打氣 da3 qi4
to inflate; to pump up; fig. to encourage; to boost morale

打气筒 打氣筒 da3 qi4 tong3
a bicycle pump

打千 打千 da3 qian1
genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand

打前站 打前站 da3 qian2 zhan4
to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc); (military) to dispatch an advance party

打枪 打槍 da3 qiang1
to fire a gun; to substitute for sb in sitting an examination

打情骂俏 打情罵俏 da3 qing2 ma4 qiao4
to tease a woman by pretending to be displeased with her; to flirt with a member of the opposite sex; to banter flirtatiously

打球 打球 da3 qiu2
to play ball; to play with a ball

打趣 打趣 da3 qu4
to make fun of

打拳 打拳 da3 quan2
to do shadowboxing

打扰 打擾 da3 rao3
to disturb; to bother; to trouble

打伞 打傘 da3 san3
to hold up an umbrella

打散 打散 da3 san4
to scatter; to break sth up; to beat (an egg)

打扫 打掃 da3 sao3
to clean; to sweep

打杀 打殺 da3 sha1
to kill

打伤 打傷 da3 shang1
to injure; to wound; to damage

打蛇不死 打蛇不死 da3 she2 bu4 si3
beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud

打蛇不死，后患无穷 打蛇不死，後患無窮 da3 she2 bu4 si3 - hou4 huan4 wu2 qiong2
beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud

打食 打食 da3 shi2
to go in search of food (of animals); to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets

打手枪 打手槍 da3 shou3 qiang1
to masturbate

打手语 打手語 da3 shou3 yu3
to use sign language

打手 打手 da3 shou5
hired thug

打水 打水 da3 shui3
to draw water; to splash water

打水漂 打水漂 da3 shui3 piao1
to skip stones (on water); (coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment

打死 打死 da3 si3
to kill; to beat to death

打算 打算 da3 suan4
to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation

打算盘 打算盤 da3 suan4 pan2
to compute on the abacus; (fig.) to calculate; to plan; to scheme

打碎 打碎 da3 sui4
to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces

打胎 打胎 da3 tai1
to have an abortion

打探 打探 da3 tan4
to make discreet inquiries; to scout out

打嚏喷 打嚏噴 da3 ti4 pen5
to sneeze

打天下 打天下 da3 tian1 xia4
to seize power; to conquer the world; to establish and expand a business; to carve out a career for oneself

打铁 打鐵 da3 tie3
to forge ironware

打挺儿 打挺兒 da3 ting3 er5
to arch one's body and fling one's head back

打听 打聽 da3 ting5
to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around

打通 打通 da3 tong1
to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection)

打通宵 打通宵 da3 tong1 xiao1
to spend the whole night

打退 打退 da3 tui4
to beat back; to repel; to repulse

打网 打網 da3 wang3
to net sth; to catch sth with a net

打问 打問 da3 wen4
to inquire about; to give sb the third degree

打下 打下 da3 xia4
to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc)

打下手 打下手 da3 xia4 shou3
to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle

打响 打響 da3 xiang3
to start shooting or firing; to win an initial success; to succeed (of a plan)

打响鼻儿 打響鼻兒 da3 xiang3 bi2 er5
(of a horse etc) to snort

打响名号 打響名號 da3 xiang3 ming2 hao4
to become well-known

打消 打消 da3 xiao1
to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc); to give up on

打小报告 打小報告 da3 xiao3 bao4 gao4
tattletale; to rat on sb

打小算盘 打小算盤 da3 xiao3 suan4 pan2
lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly; concerned with petty interests; selfish and uncaring of the interests of others; bean counter

打心眼里 打心眼裡 da3 xin1 yan3 li5
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

打旋 打旋 da3 xuan2
to revolve

打旋儿 打旋兒 da3 xuan2 er5
erhua variant of 打旋

打雪仗 打雪仗 da3 xue3 zhang4
to have a snowball fight

打压 打壓 da3 ya1
to suppress; to beat down

打牙祭 打牙祭 da3 ya2 ji4
to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)

打哑谜 打啞謎 da3 ya3 mi2
to talk in riddles

打哑语 打啞語 da3 ya3 yu3
to use sign language

打眼 打眼 da3 yan3
to drill or bore a hole; to attract attention; conspicuous

打烊 打烊 da3 yang4
to close shop in the evening; also pr.

打野炮 打野炮 da3 ye3 pao4
(slang) to have sex outdoors or in a public place

打野战 打野戰 da3 ye3 zhan4
see 打野炮

打印 打印 da3 yin4
to print; to seal; to stamp

打印服务器 打印服務器 da3 yin4 fu2 wu4 qi4
print server

打印机 打印機 da3 yin4 ji1
printer

打印头 打印頭 da3 yin4 tou2
print head

打游击 打游擊 da3 you2 ji1
to fight as a guerilla; (fig.) to live or eat at no fixed place

打油诗 打油詩 da3 you2 shi1
humorous poem; limerick

打鱼 打魚 da3 yu2
to fish

打圆场 打圓場 da3 yuan2 chang3
to help to resolve a dispute; to smooth things over

打杂 打雜 da3 za2
to do odd jobs; to do unskilled work

打砸 打砸 da3 za2
to smash up; to vandalize

打早 打早 da3 zao3
earlier; long ago; as soon as possible

打造 打造 da3 zao4
to create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal)

打斋 打齋 da3 zhai1
to beg for (vegetarian) food

打仗 打仗 da3 zhang4
to fight a battle; to go to war

打招呼 打招呼 da3 zhao1 hu5
to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice

打折 打折 da3 zhe2
to give a discount

打折扣 打折扣 da3 zhe2 kou4
to give a discount; to be of less value than anticipated

打针 打針 da3 zhen1
to give or have an injection

打制 打製 da3 zhi4
forge

打制石器 打製石器 da3 zhi4 shi2 qi4
a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement

打肿脸充胖子 打腫臉充胖子 da3 zhong3 lian3 chong1 pang4 zi5
lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities

打中 打中 da3 zhong4
to hit (a target)

打住 打住 da3 zhu4
to stop; to halt

打转 打轉 da3 zhuan4
to spin; to rotate; to revolve

打桩 打樁 da3 zhuang1
to drive piles into

打桩机 打樁機 da3 zhuang1 ji1
pile driver (machinery)

打字 打字 da3 zi4
to type

打字机 打字機 da3 zi4 ji1
typewriter

打字员 打字員 da3 zi4 yuan2
typist

打嘴 打嘴 da3 zui3
to slap sb's face; to slap one's own face; fig. to fail to live up to a boast

打嘴巴 打嘴巴 da3 zui3 ba5
to slap

打坐 打坐 da3 zuo4
to sit in meditation; to meditate

打坐坡 打坐坡 da3 zuo4 po1
(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward; (of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward; (fig.) to dig one's heels in

大炮打蚊子 大炮打蚊子 da4 pao4 da3 wen2 zi5
cannon fire to hit a mosquito; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

单打 單打 dan1 da3
singles (in sports)

单打独斗 單打獨鬥 dan1 da3 du2 dou4
to fight alone (idiom)

倒打一耙 倒打一耙 dao4 da3 yi1 pa2
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)

点阵打印机 點陣打印機 dian3 zhen4 da3 yin4 ji1
dot matrix printer

点阵式打印机 點陣式打印機 dian3 zhen4 shi4 da3 yin4 ji1
dot matrix printer

电打 電打 dian4 da3
electric typewriter (as opposed to hand typewriter), abbr. for 電打字機|电打字机

电打字机 電打字機 dian4 da3 zi4 ji1
electric typewriter (as opposed to hand typewriter)

吊打 吊打 diao4 da3
to hang sb up and beat him

跌打损伤 跌打損傷 die1 da3 sun3 shang1
injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc

跌打药 跌打藥 die1 da3 yao4
liniment

毒打 毒打 du2 da3
beat up

短打扮 短打扮 duan3 da3 ban5
shorts; tight-fitting clothes

对打 對打 dui4 da3
to spar; to fight; to duke it out

风吹雨打 風吹雨打 feng1 chui1 yu3 da3
lit. windswept and battered by rain; to undergo hardship (idiom)

干打垒 乾打壘 gan1 da3 lei3
rammed earth; adobe house

敢打敢冲 敢打敢衝 gan3 da3 gan3 chong1
courageous and daring

哥打巴鲁 哥打巴魯 ge1 da3 ba1 lu3
Kota Bharu, city in Malaysia on border with Thailand, capital of Kelantan sultanate

攻打 攻打 gong1 da3
to attack (the enemy)

和尚打伞 和尚打傘 he2 shang5 da3 san3
see 和尚打傘，無法無天|和尚打伞，无法无天

和尚打伞，无法无天 和尚打傘，無法無天 he2 shang5 da3 san3 - wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1
lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发 vs 法); fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven; lawless

击打 擊打 ji1 da3
to beat; to lash

激打 激打 ji1 da3
laser printer; abbr. for 激光打印機|激光打印机

鸡飞蛋打 雞飛蛋打 ji1 fei1 dan4 da3
the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken; a dead loss (idiom)

激光打引机 激光打引機 ji1 guang1 da3 yin3 ji1
laser printer

激光打印机 激光打印機 ji1 guang1 da3 yin4 ji1
laser printer

吉打 吉打 ji2 da3
Kedah, state of northwest Malaysia, capital Alor Star 亞羅士打|亚罗士打

即付即打 即付即打 ji2 fu4 ji2 da3
pay as you go

近打 近打 jin4 da3
Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia

近打河 近打河 jin4 da3 he2
Kinta River in Perak, Malaysia

精打光 精打光 jing1 da3 guang1
with absolutely nothing; completely broke

精打细算 精打細算 jing1 da3 xi4 suan4
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

开打 開打 kai1 da3
(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

拷打 拷打 kao3 da3
to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to torture

苦迭打 苦迭打 ku3 die2 da3
coup d'état (loanword)

宽打窄用 寬打窄用 kuan1 da3 zhai3 yong4
to give oneself leeway (idiom); to allow room for error

兰姆打 蘭姆打 lan2 mu3 da3
lambda (Greek letter Λλ)

老鼠过街，人人喊打 老鼠過街，人人喊打 lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 - ren2 ren2 han3 da3
lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom); fig. everyone detests a lowlife

雷打不动 雷打不動 lei2 da3 bu4 dong4
not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable; to adhere rigidly to regulations; will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)

雷公打豆腐 雷公打豆腐 lei2 gong1 da3 dou4 fu5
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd; fig. to bully the weakest person; to pick on an easy target

雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺 lei2 gong1 da3 dou4 fu5 - jian3 ruan3 de5 qi1
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person; to pick on an easy target

连踢带打 連踢帶打 lian2 ti1 dai4 da3
to kick and beat (idiom)

零打碎敲 零打碎敲 ling2 da3 sui4 qiao1
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

零敲碎打 零敲碎打 ling2 qiao1 sui4 da3
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

满打满算 滿打滿算 man3 da3 man3 suan4
taking everything into account (idiom); when all is said and done

盲打 盲打 mang2 da3
to touch-type

没精打彩 沒精打彩 mei2 jing1 da3 cai3
listless; dispirited; washed out

没精打采 沒精打采 mei2 jing1 da3 cai3
listless; dispirited; washed out; also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩

猛打 猛打 meng3 da3
to strike; wham!

摸爬滚打 摸爬滾打 mo1 pa2 gun3 da3
to go through challenging experiences; to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)

扭打 扭打 niu3 da3
to wrestle; to grapple; to scuffle

殴打 毆打 ou1 da3
to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law)

殴打罪 毆打罪 ou1 da3 zui4
assault and battery (law)

拍打 拍打 pai1 da5
to pat; to slap; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)

泡打粉 泡打粉 pao4 da3 fen3
baking powder

扑打 撲打 pu1 da3
to swat; (of wings) to flap

齐打夯儿地 齊打夯兒地 qi2 da3 hang1 er5 de5
in unison and with one voice (dialect)

前门打虎，后门打狼 前門打虎，後門打狼 qian2 men2 da3 hu3 - hou4 men2 da3 lang2
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

枪打出头鸟 槍打出頭鳥 qiang1 da3 chu1 tou2 niao3
the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom); nonconformity gets punished

强打 強打 qiang2 da3
promotion (for a product); advertisement

敲打 敲打 qiao1 da3
to beat sb; to beat (a drum)

敲打锣鼓 敲打鑼鼓 qiao1 da3 luo2 gu3
lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb; a provocation

敲敲打打 敲敲打打 qiao1 qiao1 da3 da3
to make a continual banging sound; (fig.) to provoke with words

乔装打扮 喬裝打扮 qiao2 zhuang1 da3 ban4
to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit

轻打 輕打 qing1 da3
tap; hit lightly

请勿打扰 請勿打擾 qing3 wu4 da3 rao3
please do not disturb

屈打成招 屈打成招 qu1 da3 cheng2 zhao1
to obtain confessions under torture

拳打 拳打 quan2 da3
to punch

拳打脚踢 拳打腳踢 quan2 da3 jiao3 ti1
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up; fig. determined to sort out a problem

全垒打 全壘打 quan2 lei3 da3
home run (baseball)

肉包子打狗 肉包子打狗 rou4 bao1 zi3 da3 gou3
what's gone can never come back

撒科打诨 撒科打諢 sa1 ke1 da3 hun4
to intersperse comic dialog (as they do in operas)

三天不打，上房揭瓦 三天不打，上房揭瓦 san1 tian1 bu4 da3 - shang4 fang2 jie1 wa3
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom); spare the rod, spoil the child

三天打鱼，两天晒网 三天打魚，兩天曬網 san1 tian1 da3 yu2 - liang3 tian1 shai4 wang3
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb); fig. not to persevere in doing sth; to do sth by fits and starts

散打 散打 san4 da3
mixed martial arts

扫黄打非 掃黃打非 sao3 huang2 da3 fei1
to eradicate pornography and illegal publications

施打 施打 shi1 da3
to inject (a vaccine etc)

手打 手打 shou3 da3
hand typewriter (as opposed to electric typewriter), abbr. for 手打字機|手打字机

手打字机 手打字機 shou3 da3 zi4 ji1
hand typewriter (as opposed to electric typewriter)

摔打 摔打 shuai1 da5
to knock; to grasp sth in the hand and beat it; to toughen oneself up

双打 雙打 shuang1 da3
doubles (in sports)

厮打 廝打 si1 da3
to fight together; to come to blows

死缠烂打 死纏爛打 si3 chan2 lan4 da3
(coll.) to pester; to harass

苏打 蘇打 su1 da2
soda (loanword)

苏打饼干 蘇打餅乾 su1 da2 bing3 gan1
soda biscuit; cracker

苏打粉 蘇打粉 su1 da2 fen3
baking soda

苏打水 蘇打水 su1 da2 shui3
soda drink (loanword)

铁打 鐵打 tie3 da3
made of iron; strong as iron

铁打的衙门，流水的官 鐵打的衙門，流水的官 tie3 da3 de5 ya2 men5 - liu2 shui3 de5 guan1
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom); fig. government officials come and go

痛打 痛打 tong4 da3
to beat sb soundly

歪打正着 歪打正著 wai1 da3 zheng4 zhao2
to succeed by a lucky stroke

网络打手 網絡打手 wang3 luo4 da3 shou3
see 網絡水軍|网络水军

网络打印机 網絡打印機 wang3 luo4 da3 yin4 ji1
network printer

围城打援 圍城打援 wei2 cheng2 da3 yuan2
to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops

稳扎稳打 穩扎穩打 wen3 zha1 wen3 da3
to go steady and strike hard (in fighting); fig. steadily and surely

无精打彩 無精打彩 wu2 jing1 da3 cai3
dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality; not lively

无精打采 無精打采 wu2 jing1 da3 cai3
dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out

武打 武打 wu3 da3
acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance

武打片 武打片 wu3 da3 pian4
action movie; kungfu movie

五打一 五打一 wu3 da3 yi1
to masturbate (slang)

误打误撞 誤打誤撞 wu4 da3 wu4 zhuang4
accidentally; to act before thinking

西打 西打 xi1 da2
cider (loanword)

牺牲打 犧牲打 xi1 sheng1 da3
sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)

小打小闹 小打小鬧 xiao3 da3 xiao3 nao4
small-scale

小苏打 小蘇打 xiao3 su1 da2
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate

亚罗士打 亞羅士打 ya4 luo2 shi4 da3
Alor Star city, capital of Kedah state in northwest Malaysia

严打 嚴打 yan2 da3
to crack down on; to take severe measures against

严厉打击 嚴厲打擊 yan2 li4 da3 ji1
to strike a severe blow; to crack down; to take strong measures

严刑拷打 嚴刑拷打 yan2 xing2 kao3 da3
torture; interrogation by torture

一打 一打 yi1 da2
dozen

一炮打响 一炮打響 yi1 pao4 da3 xiang3
to win instant success (idiom); to start off successfully

一网打尽 一網打盡 yi1 wang3 da3 jin4
lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); fig. to scoop up the whole lot; to capture them all in one go

迎头打击 迎頭打擊 ying2 tou2 da3 ji1
to hit head on

再见全垒打 再見全壘打 zai4 jian4 quan2 lei3 da3
walk-off home run

责打 責打 ze2 da3
to punish by flogging

渣打银行 渣打銀行 zha1 da3 yin2 hang2
Standard Chartered Bank

张飞打岳飞 張飛打岳飛 zhang1 fei1 da3 yue4 fei1
lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei; fig. an impossible combination; an impossible turn of events (idiom)

周瑜打黄盖 周瑜打黃蓋 zhou1 yu2 da3 huang2 gai4
fig. with the connivance of both sides; fig. by mutual consent; cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰|赤壁之战

竹篮打水 竹籃打水 zhu2 lan2 da3 shui3
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

竹篮打水，一场空 竹籃打水，一場空 zhu2 lan2 da3 shui3 - yi1 chang2 kong1
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

主打品牌 主打品牌 zhu3 da3 pin3 pai2
premium brand; flagship product

撞击式打印机 撞擊式打印機 zhuang4 ji1 shi4 da3 yin4 ji1
impact printer

追打 追打 zhui1 da3
to chase and beat

自打 自打 zi4 da3
(coll.) since