打 – vocab dash

打dǎ

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Meanings

1. to hit; to strike

2. to fight

3. (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打伞 (dǎsǎn) "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 (dǎdiànhuà) "to make a phone call", 打针 (dǎzhēn) "to get an injection"

4. (coll.) from; since

Characters used

打to hit

Examples184

你nǐ喜欢xǐhuan什么shénme时候shíhou打dǎ给gěi我wǒ就jiù什么shénme时候shíhou打dǎ。

You can call me anytime you like.

请qǐng在zài7、8点diǎn之间zhījiān打dǎ给gěi我wǒ。

Please call me up between seven and eight.

如果rúguǒ他tā知道zhīdào她tā的de电话diànhuà，他tā会huì打dǎ给gěi她tā。

If he knew her phone number, he could call her.

你nǐ已经yǐjīng给gěi汤姆打dǎ过guo电话diànhuà了le？

Have you already called Tom?

她tā向xiàng她tā的de老师lǎoshī打dǎ我wǒ小xiǎo报告bàogào。

She tattled on me to her teacher.

如果rúguǒ你nǐ找到zhǎodào他tā，请qǐng打dǎ给gěi我wǒ。

Call me if you find him.