The Chinese Character 打 (dǎ) uses the radical Hand which commonly called 提手旁. A word or phrase containing '打' usually indicates an action of hand.
打 + Object
打 has different meanings in the structure of "打 + Object", for example:- send | dispatch | fetch: 打电话;
- play: 打篮球, 打排球, 打乒乓球, 打网球, 打羽毛球; (Please note all of them are sports playing by hand. We do not use 打 to describe playing football. The correct saying is "踢足球".)
- inject: 打针 (针 means Needle Medicine);
- buy | order: 打车, 打票.
打 + Verb
In the structure of 打 + Verb, 打 is to strengthen the verb, it has no specific meaning, for example:- 招呼 = call, greet; 打+招呼 = greet sb.
- 扫 = to sweep, to clean; 打扫 = to clean, to sweep.
- 算 = count|calculate; 打算 = plan to do something, be going to do something.
- 扮 = disguise|dressed up; 打扮 = dress up | make up
- 扰 = disturb, bother; 打扰 = disturb, bother.
- 印 = print, impress; 打印 = print
- 折 = discount, fold; 打折 = give a discount.
Example Sentences (例句):
1. dǎ diànhuà 打电话 make a phone call 【HSK-1】- Qǐng gěi wǒ fā duǎnxìn huòzhě dǎ diànhuà.请给我发短信或者打电话。Please send me a text message or give me a call. 9087
2. dǎ lánqiú 打篮球 play basketball 【HSK-2】v.
- Wǒ zuìdà de àihào jiùshì dǎ lánqiú.我最大的爱好就是打篮球。My favorite hobby is to play basketball. 9057
3. dǎzhēn 打针 give or have an injection 【HSK-4】sv.
- Hùshi zhèngzài gěi bìngrén dǎzhēn.护士正在给病人打针。The nurse is giving an injection to a patient. 8992
4. dǎchē 打车 take a taxi 【HSK-3】
- Wǒ méi dài sǎn, zhǐhǎo dǎchē huí jiā.我没带伞,只好打车回家。I didn't bring an umbrella, so I had to take a taxi home. 12863
5. dǎzhāohu 打招呼 greet sb. 【HSK-4】
- Tā tíng xiàlái xiàng wǒmen dǎzhāohū.他停下来向我们打招呼。He stopped to greet us. 12862
6. dǎsǎo 打扫 clean | sweep 【HSK-3】v.
- Tā zài dǎsǎo fángjiān.他在打扫房间。He is cleaning the room. 8431
7. dǎsuàn 打算 plan to |be going to do sth. 【HSK-3】v.
- Wǒ dǎsuàn xià gè xīngqí qù lǚyóu.我打算下个星期去旅游。I plan to go to travel next week. 9358
8. dǎban 打扮 dress up | make up 【HSK-4】v.
- Wǒ bǎ tā dǎbàn de xiàng yīgè gōngzhǔ.我把她打扮得像一个公主。I had her dress up like a princess. 8433
9. dǎrǎo 打扰 bother | interrupt | intervene 【HSK-4】v.
- Nǐ fùqīn gōngzuò shí bùyào dǎrǎo tā.你父亲工作时不要打扰他。Don't bother your father when he's working. 10136
10. dǎyìn 打印 print 【HSK-4】v.
- Wǒ zhèngzài děng wénjiàn dǎyìn chūlái.我正在等文件打印出来。I'm waiting for a document to be printed. 10153
11. dǎzhé 打折 give a discount 【HSK-4】sv.
- Rúguǒ nǐ mǎi shí gè, tā tōngcháng huì gěi nǐ dǎzhé.如果你买十个,他通常会给你打折。He usually gives you a discount if you buy 10. 8438