打

dǎ

HSK 13 readings

“Dozen” in Chinese is 打 (dǎ).

Other characters with the syllable da: see all 5 →

Meaning

(loanword) dozen
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

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to fight
(coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")

Example

我们打车去吧！

Let's catch a taxi!

From 打车 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

dá(loanword) dozen
dǎa 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 "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话 "to make a phone call", 打針|打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气 "to inflate") / to hit; to strike / to fight / (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后 "since then")

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 打

打车dǎchēto take a taxi (in town)HSK 1 打开dǎkāito openHSK 1 打球dǎ qiúto play ballHSK 1 打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone callHSK 1 打工dǎgōngto work a temporary or casual jobHSK 2 打算dǎsuànto planHSK 2 打印dǎyìnto affix a sealHSK 2 打破dǎpòto break; to smashHSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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