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打
dǎ
Description
"打"是一个很常用的字，最基本的意思是用手或工具去击打东西。
"打" is a very common character, and its most basic meaning is to hit something with a hand or tool.
它还可以放在很多动词前面，比如打电话、打球、打车。
It can also be placed before many verbs, such as 打电话 (make a phone call), 打球 (play ball), 打车 (take a taxi).
Meanings
打dǎ
to hit; to strike; to beat
不要打你的弟弟。
Don't hit your brother.
打电话dǎ diànhuà
to make a phone call
我给妈妈打电话。
I am calling mom.
打dǎ
to play (a sport or game)
我们下午去打篮球吧。
Let's play basketball this afternoon.
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Notes
- Etymology
打 combines 扌 (hand radical) with 丁, signaling an action done with the hand.
- Nuance
打 forms many common verb phrases where it loses its literal 'hit' meaning.
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