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  Trad Simp Mandarin Definition Days old Ver
挨打受罵 挨打受骂 [ai2 da3 shou4 ma4] /to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)/ 6094 1
挨打受氣 挨打受气 [ai2 da3 shou4 qi4] /to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)/ 6094 1
挨打 挨打 [[ai2da3]] /to take a beating; to come under attack/ 316 2
安打 安打 [an1 da3] /base hit (baseball)/ 5328 1
八竿子打不著 八竿子打不着 [[ba1 gan1zi5 da3bu4zhao2]] /(coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection/ 698 2
八杆子打不著 八杆子打不着 [[ba1 gan1zi5 da3bu4zhao2]] /variant of 八竿子打不著|八竿子打不着[ba1 gan1zi5 da3bu4zhao2]/ 698 2
半打 半打 [ban4 da2] /half a dozen/ 6095 1
棒打鴛鴦 棒打鸳鸯 [[bang4da3-yuan1yang1]] /(idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will/ 413 2
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/ 6336 1
暴打 暴打 [bao4 da3] /to beat viciously/ 3047 1
抱打不平 抱打不平 [[bao4da3bu4ping2]] /see 打抱不平[da3bao4bu4ping2]/ 680 2
本壘打 本垒打 [ben3 lei3 da3] /home run (baseball)/ 5751 1
鞭打 鞭打 [bian1 da3] /to whip/to lash/to flog/to thrash/ 6070 1
撥打 拨打 [bo1 da3] /to call/to dial/ 6173 1
不打不成才 不打不成才 [bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 cai2] /spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)/ 6120 1
不打不成器 不打不成器 [bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 qi4] /spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)/ 4480 1
不打不成相識 不打不成相识 [bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 xiang1 shi2] /don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship/ 6336 1
不打不相識 不打不相识 [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/ 6336 1
不打緊 不打紧 [bu4 da3 jin3] /unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/ 6289 1
不打自招 不打自招 [bu4 da3 zi4 zhao1] /to confess without being pressed/to make a confession without duress/ 5553 1
插科打諢 插科打诨 [cha1 ke1 da3 hun4] /to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest/buffoonery/ 6336 1
沉重打擊 沉重打击 [chen2 zhong4 da3 ji1] /to hit hard/ 7104 1
趁熱打鐵 趁热打铁 [chen4 re4 da3 tie3] /to strike while the iron is hot/ 5612 1
趁火打劫 趁火打劫 [[chen4huo3-da3jie2]] /(lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom)/(fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune/ 53 2
乘火打劫 乘火打劫 [cheng2 huo3 da3 jie2] /to take advantage of sb's misfortune/to loot/ 6734 1
衝打 冲打 [chong1 da3] /(of waves, rain etc) to dash against/to batter/ 4039 1
抽打 抽打 [chou1 da3] /to whip/to flog/to thrash/ 6565 1
穿著打扮 穿着打扮 [chuan1 zhuo2 da3 ban4] /style of dress/one's appearance/ 6957 1
捶打 捶打 [[chui2da3]] /to beat; to pound; to thump/ 28 2
[[da2]] /(loanword) dozen/Taiwan pr. [da3]/ 813 2
[[da3]] /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[da3san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3qi4] "to inflate")/to hit; to strike/to fight/(coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3hou4] "since then")/ 455 2
打靶 打靶 [da3 ba3] /target shooting/ 5717 1
打把式 打把式 [da3 ba3 shi5] /variant of 打把勢|打把势[da3 ba3 shi5]/ 6175 1
打把勢 打把势 [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/ 6175 1
打白條 打白条 [da3 bai2 tiao2] /to write an IOU or promissory note/ 6115 1
打擺子 打摆子 [[da3 bai3zi5]] /(coll.) to suffer from malaria/ 70 2
打敗 打败 [da3 bai4] /to defeat/to overpower/to beat/to be defeated/ 5217 1
打扮 打扮 [da3 ban5] /to decorate/to dress/to make up/to adorn/manner of dressing/style of dress/ 6660 1
打包票 打包票 [da3 bao1 piao4] /to vouch for/to guarantee/ 4702 1
打薄剪刀 打薄剪刀 [da3 bao2 jian3 dao1] /thinning scissors/ 4806 1
打保票 打保票 [da3 bao3 piao4] /to vouch for/to guarantee/ 6065 1
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)/ 5556 1
打比方 打比方 [[da3 bi3fang5]] /to make an analogy; to illustrate by analogy/ 34 2
打邊鼓 打边鼓 [da3 bian1 gu3] /to echo what sb said/to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)/ 5012 1
打邊爐 打边炉 [da3 bian1 lu2] /(Cantonese) to eat hot pot/hot pot/ 5140 1
打錶 打表 [da3 biao3] /to run the meter (in a taxi)/ 5205 1
打啵 打啵 [da3 bo1] /(dialect) to kiss/ 4431 1
打不通 打不通 [da3 bu5 tong1] /cannot get through (on phone)/ 6887 1
打擦邊球 打擦边球 [da3 ca1 bian1 qiu2] /to bend the rules/to skirt around the issue/ 2174 1
打草 打草 [da3 cao3] /to mow grass/haymaking/to write a rough draft (of an essay etc)/ 3900 1
打草驚蛇 打草惊蛇 [da3 cao3 jing1 she2] /lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)/fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy/to punish sb as a warning to others/ 2337 1
打層次 打层次 [da3 ceng2 ci4] /to get one's hair layered/ 5335 1
打鑔 打镲 [da3 cha3] /(dialect) to joke/to make fun of (sb)/ 5004 1
打杈 打杈 [da3 cha4] /to prune (branches)/ 2903 1
打岔 打岔 [da3 cha4] /interruption/to interrupt (esp. talk)/to change the subject/ 6745 1
打柴 打柴 [da3 chai2] /to chop firewood/to gather firewood/ 5012 1
打禪 打禅 [da3 chan2] /to meditate (of Buddhist)/ 6745 1
打場 打场 [da3 chang2] /to thresh grain (on the floor)/ 6745 1
打長工 打长工 [da3 chang2 gong1] /to work as long-term hired hand/ 6370 1
打長途 打长途 [da3 chang2 tu2] /to make a long distance call/ 6793 1
打車 打车 [da3 che1] /to take a taxi (in town)/to hitch a lift/ 6305 1
打成平手 打成平手 [da3 cheng2 ping2 shou3] /to draw (a competition)/to fight to a standstill/ 6745 1
打赤膊 打赤膊 [da3 chi4 bo2] /to bare one's chest/bare-chested/ 4791 1
打赤腳 打赤脚 [da3 chi4 jiao3] /to bare the feet/ 6745 1
打衝鋒 打冲锋 [[da3 chong1feng1]] /to lead the charge/ 28 2
打蟲 打虫 [da3 chong2] /to swat an insect/to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs/ 6745 1
打出手 打出手 [da3 chu1 shou3] /to fling back weapons hurled at one by attackers (acrobatic performance in Chinese opera)/to come to blows/to start a fight/ 1737 1
打怵 打怵 [da3 chu4] /to fear/to feel terrified/ 5008 1
打憷 打憷 [da3 chu4] /variant of 打怵[da3 chu4]/ 5008 1
打春 打春 [da3 chun1] /see 立春[Li4 chun1]/ 5007 1
打從 打从 [da3 cong2] /from/(ever) since/ 5549 1
打錯 打错 [da3 cuo4] /to err/to dial a wrong number/to make a typo/ 6558 1
打蛋器 打蛋器 [da3 dan4 qi4] /egg beater/ 4815 1
打檔 打档 [da3 dang3] /(Tw) to change gears/ 4001 1
打檔車 打档车 [da3 dang3 che1] /(Tw) manual transmission motorcycle (usually denotes a traditional-style motorcycle, as opposed to a scooter)/ 4001 1
打倒 打倒 [da3 dao3] /to overthrow/to knock down/Down with ... !/ 6118 1
打道回府 打道回府 [da3 dao4 hui2 fu3] /to go home (in a ceremonial procession)/to return home/ 6601 1
打得火熱 打得火热 [da3 de5 huo3 re4] /(idiom) to be on very good terms with each other/to hit it off with sb/to be passionately in love with each other/to carry on intimately with/(of trading, conflict etc) to be in full swing/ 1914 1
打的 打的 [da3 di1] /(coll.) to take a taxi/to go by taxi/ 4729 1
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/ 4151 1
打底褲 打底裤 [da3 di3 ku4] /leggings/ 4712 1
打底子 打底子 [da3 di3 zi5] /to sketch/to draft/to lay the foundation/ 1996 1
打地鋪 打地铺 [da3 di4 pu4] /to make one's bed on the floor/ 5581 1
打點滴 打点滴 [da3 dian3 di1] /to put sb on an intravenous drip/ 3878 1
打電動 打电动 [[da3 dian4dong4]] /(Tw) to play video games/ 429 2
打電話 打电话 [[da3 dian4hua4]] /to make a telephone call/ 455 2
打點 打点 [da3 dian5] /to bribe/to get (luggage) ready/to put in order/to organize things/(baseball) RBI (run batted in)/ 4922 1
打掉 打掉 [da3 diao4] /to tear down/to destroy/to dismantle (a gang)/to abort (a fetus)/ 4118 1
打掉門牙,往肚子裡嚥 打掉门牙,往肚子里咽 [da3 diao4 men2 ya2 , wang3 du4 zi5 li3 yan4] /lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)/fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically/ 2208 1
打吊瓶 打吊瓶 [da3 diao4 ping2] /to put sb on an intravenous drip/ 3384 1
打吊針 打吊针 [da3 diao4 zhen1] /to put sb on an intravenous drip/ 3384 1
打定主意 打定主意 [da3 ding4 zhu3 yi5] /to make up one's mind/ 1669 1
打動 打动 [da3 dong4] /to move (to pity)/arousing (sympathy)/touching/ 6954 1
打洞 打洞 [da3 dong4] /to punch a hole/to drill a hole/to dig a hole/to burrow/ 4201 1
打鬥 打斗 [da3 dou4] /to fight/ 6585 1
打賭 打赌 [da3 du3] /to bet/to make a bet/a wager/ 6614 1
打短兒 打短儿 [da3 duan3 r5] /casual labor/to work for a bit/ 6804 1
打斷 打断 [da3 duan4] /to interrupt/to break off/to break (a bone)/ 6804 1
打兌 打兑 [da3 dui4] /to arrange (colloquial)/to transfer creditor's rights (in a debt case)/ 6062 1
打對台 打对台 [da3 dui4 tai2] /to compete/to rival/ 5581 1
打對仗 打对仗 [da3 dui4 zhang4] /to compete/ 6804 1
打盹 打盹 [da3 dun3] /to doze off/ 3783 1
打躉兒 打趸儿 [da3 dun3 r5] /to buy wholesale/ 6804 1
打盹兒 打盹儿 [da3 dun3 r5] /erhua variant of 打盹[da3 dun3]/ 5095 1
打頓 打顿 [da3 dun4] /to pause/ 6804 1
打頓兒 打顿儿 [da3 dun4 r5] /erhua variant of 打頓|打顿[da3 dun4]/ 5095 1
打哆嗦 打哆嗦 [da3 duo1 suo5] /to tremble/to shiver (of cold)/to shudder/ 6804 1
打呃 打呃 [da3 e4] /to hiccup/ 4962 1
打耳光 打耳光 [da3 er3 guang1] /to slap on the face/to box sb's ears/ 6804 1
打法 打法 [da3 fa3] /to play (a card)/to make a move in a game/ 6804 1
打發 打发 [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)/ 4166 1
打翻 打翻 [da3 fan1] /to overturn/to overthrow/to strike down (an enemy)/ 6804 1
打翻身仗 打翻身仗 [da3 fan1 shen1 zhang4] /to work hard towards a turnaround/to fight to reverse sth/ 3654 1
打飯 打饭 [da3 fan4] /to get food at a canteen/ 4010 1
打飛機 打飞机 [[da3 fei1ji1]] /(slang) (of a male) to masturbate; to jerk off/ 872 2
打分 打分 [da3 fen1] /to grade/to give a mark/ 5726 1
打分數 打分数 [[da3 fen1shu4]] /to grade (a student's work); to rate (sb's performance); to give a score/ 864 2
打富濟貧 打富济贫 [da3 fu4 ji4 pin2] /to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)/ 6336 1
打稿子 打稿子 [da3 gao3 zi5] /to produce a draft manuscript/ 6804 1
打嗝 打嗝 [da3 ge2] /to hiccup/to belch/to burp/ 5772 1
打嗝兒 打嗝儿 [da3 ge2 r5] /erhua variant of 打嗝[da3 ge2]/ 5095 1
打格子 打格子 [da3 ge2 zi5] /to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland)/to checker/ 6804 1
打跟頭 打跟头 [da3 gen1 tou5] /to turn a somersault/to turn head over heels/ 4032 1
打更 打更 [da3 geng1] /to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)/ 6804 1
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/ 5573 1
打工妹 打工妹 [da3 gong1 mei4] /young female worker/ 5168 1
打工人 打工人 [da3 gong1 ren2] /worker/ 1028 1
打工仔 打工仔 [da3 gong1 zai3] /young worker/employee/young male worker/ 5140 1
打躬作揖 打躬作揖 [da3 gong1 zuo4 yi1] /to bow respectfully with clasped hands/to beg humbly/ 6804 1
打拱 打拱 [da3 gong3] /to bow with clasped hands/ 6804 1
打拱作揖 打拱作揖 [da3 gong3 zuo4 yi1] /to bow respectfully with clasped hands/to beg humbly/ 6804 1
打鉤 打钩 [da3 gou1] /to tick/to check/tick mark/check mark/ 6136 1
打勾 打勾 [da3 gou1] /to check; to tick/(old) to buy/ 979 1
打勾勾 打勾勾 [da3 gou1 gou1] /see 拉鉤|拉钩[la1 gou1]/ 6136 1
打狗 打狗 [Da3 gou3] /Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄[Gao1 xiong2] in the southwest of Taiwan/ 4970 1
打狗還得看主人 打狗还得看主人 [da3 gou3 hai2 dei3 kan4 zhu3 ren2] /lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)/fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him/ 2565 1
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/ 6804 1
打箍 打箍 [da3 gu1] /to hoop/to put a hoop around sth/ 6076 1
打穀 打谷 [da3 gu3] /to thresh/ 6804 1
打鼓 打鼓 [da3 gu3] /to beat a drum/to play a drum/(fig.) to feel nervous/ 6658 1
打穀場 打谷场 [da3 gu3 chang2] /threshing floor/ 6751 1
打穀機 打谷机 [da3 gu3 ji1] /threshing machine/ 6579 1
打瓜 打瓜 [da3 gua1] /a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds/ 5008 1
打卦 打卦 [da3 gua4] /to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams/ 6804 1
打官話 打官话 [da3 guan1 hua4] /to talk officiously/to assume the air of a functionary/to talk in official jargon/ 6804 1
打官腔 打官腔 [da3 guan1 qiang1] /to talk officiously/to assume the air of a functionary/to talk in official jargon/ 6804 1
打官司 打官司 [da3 guan1 si5] /to file a lawsuit/to sue/to dispute/ 6804 1
打光棍 打光棍 [[da3 guang1gun4]] /to live as a bachelor/ 746 2
打滾 打滚 [da3 gun3] /to roll about/ 7053 1
打棍子 打棍子 [da3 gun4 zi5] /to bludgeon/to hit with a big stick/ 6804 1
打哈哈 打哈哈 [da3 ha1 ha5] /to joke/to laugh insincerely/to make merry/to talk irrelevantly/ 6198 1
打哈哈兒 打哈哈儿 [da3 ha1 ha5 r5] /erhua variant of 打哈哈[da3 ha1 ha5]/ 5898 1
打哈欠 打哈欠 [[da3 ha1qian5]] /to yawn/ 865 2
打鼾 打鼾 [da3 han1] /to snore/ 6218 1
打夯 打夯 [da3 hang1] /to ram/to tamp/ 6156 1
打呵欠 打呵欠 [da3 he1 qian4] /to yawn/ 6477 1
打橫炮 打横炮 [da3 heng2 pao4] /to butt in/to interfere/to make things difficult/ 3699 1
打哄 打哄 [da3 hong3] /to fool around/to kid around/ 5668 1
打呼 打呼 [da3 hu1] /to snore/ 6218 1
打呼嚕 打呼噜 [da3 hu1 lu5] /to snore/ 5104 1
打滑 打滑 [da3 hua2] /to skid/to slip/to slide/ 2591 1
打混 打混 [da3 hun4] /to muddle things up/to goof off/to hang around/ 5991 1
打諢 打诨 [da3 hun4] /to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance)/(fig.) to quip/to banter/ 4093 1
打火機 打火机 [da3 huo3 ji1] /lighter/cigarette lighter/ 6823 1
打火石 打火石 [da3 huo3 shi2] /flint/ 6706 1
打擊 打击 [da3 ji1] /to hit/to strike/to attack/to crack down on sth/blow/(psychological) shock/percussion (music)/ 3938 1
打擊率 打击率 [da3 ji1 lü4] /batting average (baseball etc)/ 3953 1
打雞血 打鸡血 [da3 ji1 xue4] /lit. to inject chicken blood/(coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)/ 5302 1
打擊樂器 打击乐器 [da3 ji1 yue4 qi4] /percussion instrument/ 6929 1
打家劫舍 打家劫舍 [da3 jia1 jie2 she4] /to break into a house for robbery (idiom)/ 6336 1
打假 打假 [da3 jia3] /to fight counterfeiting/to expose as false/to denounce sb's lies/ 4138 1
打假球 打假球 [da3 jia3 qiu2] /game-fixing/to fix games/ 3463 1
打架 打架 [da3 jia4] /to fight/to scuffle/to come to blows/CL:場|场[chang2]/ 6368 1
打尖 打尖 [da3 jian1] /to stop for a snack while traveling/ 5886 1
打醬油 打酱油 [da3 jiang4 you2] /to buy soy sauce/it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")/ 6193 1
打交道 打交道 [da3 jiao1 dao4] /to come into contact with/to have dealings/ 6334 1
打膠槍 打胶枪 [da3 jiao1 qiang1] /sealant gun/glue gun/ 4116 1
打劫 打劫 [da3 jie2] /to loot/to rob/to plunder/to ransack/ 6137 1
打結 打结 [da3 jie2] /to tie a knot/to tie/ 5683 1
打緊 打紧 [da3 jin3] /important/ 6289 1
打進 打进 [da3 jin4] /to breach/to invade/ 7104 1
打井 打井 [da3 jing3] /to dig a well/ 2580 1
打開 打开 [da3 kai1] /to open/to show (a ticket)/to turn on/to switch on/ 7104 1
打開話匣子 打开话匣子 [da3 kai1 hua4 xia2 zi5] /to start talking/ 4692 1
打瞌睡 打瞌睡 [da3 ke1 shui4] /to doze off/ 3775 1
打孔器 打孔器 [da3 kong3 qi4] /hole puncher/ 7104 1
打孔鑽 打孔钻 [da3 kong3 zuan4] /auger/drill/ 6305 1
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/ 5105 1
打垮 打垮 [da3 kua3] /to defeat/to strike down/to destroy/ 6975 1
打蠟 打蜡 [da3 la4] /to wax (a car, floor etc)/ 5148 1
打來回 打来回 [da3 lai2 hui2] /to make a round trip/a return journey/ 6975 1
打賴 打赖 [da3 lai4] /to deny/to disclaim/to disavow/ 6975 1
打蘭 打兰 [da3 lan2] /dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)/ 4732 1
打撈 打捞 [da3 lao1] /to salvage/to dredge/to fish out (person or object from the sea)/ 6880 1
打雷 打雷 [da3 lei2] /to rumble with thunder/clap of thunder/ 5786 1
打擂臺 打擂台 [da3 lei4 tai2] /(old) to fight on the leitai/(fig.) to enter a contest/ 5404 1
打冷戰 打冷战 [da3 leng3 zhan5] /to shiver/to shudder/ 2594 1
打理 打理 [da3 li3] /to take care of/to sort out/to manage/to put in order/ 6434 1
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/ 4166 1
打獵 打猎 [da3 lie4] /to go hunting/ 6118 1
打趔趄 打趔趄 [da3 lie4 qie5] /to trip/to miss a step/to slip/ 3974 1
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/ 4995 1
打麻雀運動 打麻雀运动 [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[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows/ 4737 1
打碼 打码 [da3 ma3] /to pixelate an image/to key in captcha authentication codes/ 4137 1
打馬虎眼 打马虎眼 [da3 ma3 hu5 yan3] /to play dumb/to slack off (idiom)/ 4161 1
打馬賽克 打马赛克 [da3 ma3 sai4 ke4] /to censor an image/to pixelate/ 4040 1
打罵 打骂 [da3 ma4] /to beat and scold/ 6307 1
打埋伏 打埋伏 [da3 mai2 fu5] /to lie in wait/to ambush/to conceal sth/ 4936 1
打門 打门 [da3 men2] /to knock on the door/to take a shot on goal (sports)/ 5889 1
打悶雷 打闷雷 [da3 men4 lei2] /(coll.) to wonder secretly/to make wild conjectures/ 4207 1
打哪兒指哪兒 打哪儿指哪儿 [[da3 na3r5 zhi3 na3r5]] /(coll.) to act first and then claim the outcome was intended; to act without a clear aim and justify it afterward (ironic reversal of 指哪兒打哪兒|指哪儿打哪儿[zhi3 na3r5 da3 na3r5], where one aims clearly and executes with precision)/ 109 2
打奶 打奶 [da3 nai3] /lit. to beat milk/to churn (to make butter)/milk foamer (for cappuccino)/ 6611 1
打鳥 打鸟 [da3 niao3] /to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc)/to photograph birds/ 5045 1
打拍 打拍 [da3 pai1] /to beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards/ 1320 1
打拍子 打拍子 [da3 pai1 zi5] /to beat time/ 6577 1
打牌 打牌 [da3 pai2] /to play mahjong or cards/ 7104 1
打跑 打跑 [da3 pao3] /to run off rebuffed/to fend off/(to fight off and make sb) run off/ 6611 1
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/ 4642 1
打噴嚏 打喷嚏 [da3 pen1 ti4] /to sneeze/ 6591 1
打棚 打棚 [da3 peng2] /(dialect) to joke/ 5166 1
打屁股 打屁股 [da3 pi4 gu5] /to spank sb's bottom/ 6727 1
打拼 打拼 [da3 pin1] /to work hard/to try to make a living/ 4232 1
打破砂鍋問到底 打破砂锅问到底 [da3 po4 sha1 guo1 wen4 dao4 di3] /to go to the bottom of things (idiom)/ 4042 1
打撲克 打扑克 [da3 pu1 ke4] /to play cards/to play poker/ 6239 1
打氣筒 打气筒 [da3 qi4 tong3] /bicycle pump/ 3050 1
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/ 5137 1
打錢 打钱 [da3 qian2] /to collect money from sb/to give money to sb/ 2011 1
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/ 4144 1
打槍 打枪 [da3 qiang1] /to fire a gun/to substitute for sb in sitting an examination/ 5811 1
打情罵俏 打情骂俏 [da3 qing2 ma4 qiao4] /to banter flirtatiously (idiom)/ 2100 1
打球 打球 [da3 qiu2] /to play ball/to play with a ball/ 6284 1
打趣 打趣 [da3 qu4] /to make fun of/ 6038 1
打拳 打拳 [da3 quan2] /to do shadowboxing/ 7104 1
打擾 打扰 [da3 rao3] /to disturb/to bother/to trouble/ 6118 1
打擾了 打扰了 [da3 rao3 le5] /sorry to interrupt you, but .../sorry to have bothered you/sorry, I have to go/(slang) (coined c. 2017) used facetiously to terminate a conversation (esp. online) when the other person is being insufferable/ 2013 1
打傘 打伞 [da3 san3] /to hold up an umbrella/ 4452 1
打散 打散 [da3 san4] /to scatter/to break sth up/to beat (an egg)/ 5005 1
打掃 打扫 [da3 sao3] /to clean/to sweep/ 7104 1
打殺 打杀 [da3 sha1] /to kill/ 6123 1
打傷 打伤 [da3 shang1] /to injure/to wound/to damage/ 4248 1
打賞 打赏 [da3 shang3] /to reward/to tip/to give a gratuity/ 3201 1
打食 打食 [da3 shi2] /to go in search of food (of animals)/to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets/ 6249 1
打手槍 打手枪 [da3 shou3 qiang1] /to masturbate/ 5917 1
打手語 打手语 [[da3 shou3yu3]] /to use sign language/ 921 2
打手 打手 [da3 shou5] /hired thug/ 6554 1
打水 打水 [da3 shui3] /to draw water/to splash water/ 5048 1
打水漂 打水漂 [da3 shui3 piao1] /to skip stones (on water)/(coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment/ 3467 1
打死 打死 [da3 si3] /to kill/to beat to death/ 6717 1
打算 打算 [da3 suan4] /to plan/to intend/to calculate/plan/intention/calculation/CL:個|个[ge4]/ 6368 1
打算盤 打算盘 [da3 suan4 pan2] /to compute on the abacus/(fig.) to calculate/to plan/to scheme/ 5059 1
打碎 打碎 [da3 sui4] /to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces/ 1300 1
打胎 打胎 [da3 tai1] /to have an abortion/ 6037 1
打太極 打太极 [da3 tai4 ji2] /to practice tai chi/(fig.) to avoid responsibility/to pass the buck/ 2010 1
打探 打探 [da3 tan4] /to make discreet inquiries/to scout out/ 6268 1
打嚏噴 打嚏喷 [da3 ti4 pen5] /to sneeze/ 6591 1
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/ 3478 1
打鐵 打铁 [da3 tie3] /to forge ironware/ 5944 1
打挺兒 打挺儿 [da3 ting3 r5] /to arch one's body and fling one's head back/ 5189 1
打聽 打听 [da3 ting5] /to ask about/to make some inquiries/to ask around/ 5139 1
打通 打通 [da3 tong1] /to open access/to establish contact/to remove a block/to put through (a phone connection)/ 6581 1
打通宵 打通宵 [da3 tong1 xiao1] /to spend the whole night/ 6581 1
打頭陣 打头阵 [[da3 tou2zhen4]] /to take the lead/ 696 2
打退 打退 [da3 tui4] /to beat back/to repel/to repulse/ 6077 1
打退堂鼓 打退堂鼓 [da3 tui4 tang2 gu3] /lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)/fig. to give up/to turn tail/ 2728 1
打網 打网 [da3 wang3] /to net sth/to catch sth with a net/ 6117 1
打問 打问 [da3 wen4] /to inquire about/to give sb the third degree/ 4206 1
打席 打席 [da3 xi2] /(baseball) plate appearance (PA)/ 2489 1
打下 打下 [da3 xia4] /to lay (a foundation)/to conquer (a city etc)/to shoot down (a bird etc)/ 5565 1
打下手 打下手 [da3 xia4 shou3] /to act in a supporting role/fig. to play second fiddle/ 6543 1
打響 打响 [da3 xiang3] /to start shooting or firing/to win an initial success/to succeed (of a plan)/ 6131 1
打響鼻兒 打响鼻儿 [da3 xiang3 bi2 r5] /(of a horse etc) to snort/ 3714 1
打響名號 打响名号 [da3 xiang3 ming2 hao4] /to become well-known/ 5733 1
打消 打消 [da3 xiao1] /to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)/to give up on/ 6924 1
打小報告 打小报告 [da3 xiao3 bao4 gao4] /(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb/ 1295 1
打小算盤 打小算盘 [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/ 6336 1
打新 打新 [da3 xin1] /(finance) to participate in an IPO (initial public offering)/ 1992 1
打心眼裡 打心眼里 [da3 xin1 yan3 li5] /from the bottom of one's heart/heartily/sincerely/ 6092 1
打旋 打旋 [da3 xuan2] /to revolve/ 6198 1
打旋兒 打旋儿 [da3 xuan2 r5] /erhua variant of 打旋[da3 xuan2]/ 5898 1
打雪仗 打雪仗 [da3 xue3 zhang4] /to have a snowball fight/ 6187 1
打壓 打压 [da3 ya1] /to suppress/to beat down/ 4660 1
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)/ 5670 1
打啞謎 打哑谜 [da3 ya3 mi2] /to talk in riddles/ 4219 1
打啞語 打哑语 [[da3 ya3yu3]] /to use sign language/ 921 2
打眼 打眼 [da3 yan3] /to drill or bore a hole/to attract attention/conspicuous/ 4961 1
打烊 打烊 [da3 yang4] /to close shop in the evening/also pr. [da3 yang2]/ 4866 1
打野炮 打野炮 [da3 ye3 pao4] /(slang) to have sex outdoors or in a public place/ 5218 1
打野戰 打野战 [da3 ye3 zhan4] /see 打野炮[da3 ye3 pao4]/ 5218 1
打一巴掌,給個甜棗 打一巴掌,给个甜枣 [da3 yi1 ba1 zhang5 , gei3 ge4 tian2 zao3] /lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)/fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation/ 2260 1
打印 打印 [da3 yin4] /to affix a seal/to stamp/to print out (with a printer)/ 2120 1
打印稿 打印稿 [da3 yin4 gao3] /printout/hard copy/ 1878 1
打印機 打印机 [da3 yin4 ji1] /printer/ 7104 1
打印頭 打印头 [da3 yin4 tou2] /print head/ 6115 1
打油詩 打油诗 [da3 you2 shi1] /humorous poem/limerick/ 5580 1
打游擊 打游击 [[da3 you2ji1]] /to wage guerrilla warfare; to fight as a guerrilla/(fig.) (coll.) to live or eat at no fixed place/ 551 2
打遊戲 打游戏 [[da3 you2xi4]] /to play a game/ 609 2
打魚 打鱼 [da3 yu2] /to fish/ 6851 1
打圓場 打圆场 [da3 yuan2 chang3] /to help to resolve a dispute/to smooth things over/ 6609 1
打雜 打杂 [da3 za2] /to do odd jobs/to do unskilled work/ 6034 1
打早 打早 [da3 zao3] /earlier/long ago/as soon as possible/ 4118 1
打齋 打斋 [da3 zhai1] /to beg for (vegetarian) food/ 6336 1
打顫 打颤 [da3 zhan4] /to shiver/to tremble/ 2349 1
打仗 打仗 [da3 zhang4] /to fight a battle/to go to war/ 7104 1
打招呼 打招呼 [da3 zhao1 hu5] /to greet sb by word or action/to give prior notice/ 6703 1
打折 打折 [da3 zhe2] /to give a discount/ 5601 1
打折扣 打折扣 [da3 zhe2 kou4] /to give a discount/to be of less value than anticipated/ 5601 1
打腫臉充胖子 打肿脸充胖子 [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/ 6355 1
打中 打中 [da3 zhong4] /to hit (a target)/ 6187 1
打住 打住 [da3 zhu4] /to stop/to halt/ 4711 1
打轉 打转 [da3 zhuan4] /to spin/to rotate/to revolve/ 6154 1
打樁 打桩 [da3 zhuang1] /to drive piles into/ 6144 1
打樁機 打桩机 [da3 zhuang1 ji1] /pile driver (machinery)/ 6144 1
打字機 打字机 [da3 zi4 ji1] /typewriter/ 7104 1
打字員 打字员 [da3 zi4 yuan2] /typist/ 7104 1
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/ 6830 1
打嘴巴 打嘴巴 [da3 zui3 ba5] /to slap/ 6062 1
打坐 打坐 [da3 zuo4] /to sit in meditation/to meditate/ 4728 1
打坐坡 打坐坡 [[da3 zuo4po1]] /(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/ 696 2
打call 打call [[da3-call]] /(slang) to cheer sb on; to show one's support ("call" read as the English word)/ 86 2
打包 打包 [[da3bao1]] /to wrap; to pack/to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out/(computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)/ 841 2
打抱不平 打抱不平 [[da3bao4bu4ping2]] /(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice/ 680 2
打不過 打不过 [[da3bu5guo4]] /to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb)/ 883 2
打成 打成 [[da3cheng2]] /to beat (sb or sth) into (a certain condition)/to denounce (sb) as (sth contemptible)/ 409 2
打成一片 打成一片 [[da3cheng2-yi1pian4]] /(idiom) to become as one (with a particular group of people); to mix well; to bond/ 695 2
打地鼠 打地鼠 [[Da3di4shu3]] /Whac-A-Mole (game)/ 85 2
打碟師 打碟师 [[da3die2shi1]] /DJ (disc jockey)/ 83 2
打發時間 打发时间 [[da3fa1 shi2jian1]] /to pass the time/ 939 2
打光 打光 [[da3guang1]] /(photography, filmmaking) to set up the lighting; to illuminate a scene/to polish; to buff; to give luster to (a surface, esp. stone, wood, metal etc)/ 355 2
打黑 打黑 [[da3hei1]] /to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime/ 725 2
打擊報復 打击报复 [[da3ji1-bao4fu4]] /(idiom) to retaliate/ 760 2
打攪 打搅 [[da3jiao3]] /to disturb; to trouble; to bother/ 856 2
打酒 打酒 [[da3jiu3]] /to buy liquor/ 808 2
打卡 打卡 [[da3ka3]] /(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out)/(on social media) to check in to a location/ 535 2
打開天窗說亮話 打开天窗说亮话 [[da3kai1 tian1chuang1 shuo1 liang4hua4]] /(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush/ 153 2
打孔 打孔 [[da3kong3]] /to punch a hole/ 869 2
打孔卡 打孔卡 [[da3kong3ka3]] /(computing) punch card/ 155 2
打臉 打脸 [[da3lian3]] /to paint one's face with stage makeup/(neologism, attested by 2014) to expose sb as wrong; to put egg on sb's face/ 156 2
打鈴 打铃 [[da3ling2]] /to ring a bell/ 851 2
打磨 打磨 [[da3mo2]] /to polish; to burnish; to shine/ 851 2
打饢 打馕 [[da3nang2]] /(dialect) to bake naan/ 619 2
打鬧 打闹 [[da3nao4]] /to quarrel; to squabble/to be rowdy; to play boisterously; to engage in horseplay/ 812 2
打拋 打抛 [[da3pao1]] /holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an attributive in the names of Thai-style "phat kaphrao" dishes to indicate that the main ingredient is stir-fried with basil, as in 打拋豬|打抛猪[da3pao1zhu1], stir-fried pork with basil)/ 751 2
打拋豬 打抛猪 [[da3pao1zhu1]] /stir-fried pork with basil; pork phat kaphrao/ 751 2
打屁 打屁 [[da3pi4]] /(coll.) to fart/(coll.) to shoot the breeze/ 181 2
打破 打破 [[da3po4]] /to break; to smash/ 816 2
打氣 打气 [[da3qi4]] /to inflate; to pump up/(fig.) to encourage; to boost morale/ 812 2
打入 打入 [[da3ru4]] /to penetrate; to break into (a market, social group etc); to infiltrate (enemy ranks etc)/to banish to; to relegate to/to insert; to inject/to crack (an egg) into (a bowl etc)/ 653 2
打入冷宮 打入冷宫 [[da3ru4-leng3gong1]] /(idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history/ 653 2
打掃衛生 打扫卫生 [[da3sao3 wei4sheng1]] /to do the cleaning; to clean up/ 76 2
打蛇不死,反受其害 打蛇不死,反受其害 [[da3she2-bu4si3, fan3shou4qi2hai4]] /(proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you/ 147 2
打鐵趁熱 打铁趁热 [[da3tie3-chen4re4]] /see 趁熱打鐵|趁热打铁[chen4re4-da3tie3]/ 95 2
打窩 打窝 [[da3wo1]] /(angling) to throw groundbait into an area of water/ 962 2
打戲 打戏 [[da3xi4]] /(opera, drama, film) fight scene/ 340 2
打小 打小 [[da3xiao3]] /(dialect) from childhood; from a young age/ 885 2
打藥 打药 [[da3yao4]] /to spray agricultural chemicals/ 285 2
打野 打野 [[da3ye3]] /(gaming) to play as the jungler; to farm neutral monsters in the jungle/(gaming) jungler/ 127 2
打贏 打赢 [[da3ying2]] /to win; to beat (one's opponent)/ 951 2
打砸 打砸 [[da3za2]] /to smash up; to vandalize/ 435 2
打雜的 打杂的 [[da3za2de5]] /odd-jobs worker/ 530 2
打造 打造 [[da3zao4]] /to forge (metal)/(fig.) to create; to build; to develop/ 192 2
打針 打针 [[da3zhen1]] /to give or get an injection/ 455 2
打整 打整 [[da3zheng3]] /to arrange; to put in order; to tidy up/ 649 2
打製 打制 [[da3zhi4]] /to make (by hammering, chipping etc)/to forge (silverware, metal implements etc)/ 851 2
打製石器 打制石器 [[da3zhi4 shi2qi4]] /(archaeology) chipped stone implement/ 608 2
打字 打字 [[da3zi4]] /to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)/ 308 2
大打出手 大打出手 [da4 da3 chu1 shou3] /to come to blows/to start a fight/(derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手[da3 chu1 shou3])/ 1737 1
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/ 6834 1
單打 单打 [dan1 da3] /singles (in sports)/CL:場|场[chang3]/ 6368 1
單打獨鬥 单打独斗 [dan1 da3 du2 dou4] /to fight alone (idiom)/ 5316 1
[dan4] /egg/CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]/oval-shaped thing/ 3813 1
檔車 档车 [dang3 che1] /see 打檔車|打档车[da3 dang3 che1]/ 4001 1
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)/ 3657 1
點陣打印機 点阵打印机 [[dian3zhen4 da3yin4ji1]] /(computing) dot matrix printer/ 379 2
點陣式打印機 点阵式打印机 [[dian3zhen4shi4 da3yin4ji1]] /(computing) dot matrix printer/ 379 2
吊打 吊打 [diao4 da3] /to hang sb up and beat him/(fig.) (slang) to own (one's opponent)/to thoroughly dominate/ 1978 1
跌打損傷 跌打损伤 [die1 da3 sun3 shang1] /injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc/ 6775 1
跌打藥 跌打药 [die1 da3 yao4] /liniment/ 7104 1
毒打 毒打 [[du2da3]] /to viciously beat (sb) up/CL:頓|顿[dun4]/ 869 2
短打扮 短打扮 [[duan3da3ban5]] /clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top); to wear such clothing/ 746 2
鍛打 锻打 [[duan4da3]] /to forge (metal)/ 14 2
對打 对打 [[dui4da3]] /to fight (one against one)/ 836 2
風吹雨打 风吹雨打 [feng1 chui1 yu3 da3] /lit. windswept and battered by rain/to undergo hardship (idiom)/ 6084 1
乾打雷,不下雨 干打雷,不下雨 [gan1 da3 lei2 , bu4 xia4 yu3] /all thunder but no rain (idiom)/a lot of noise but no action/ 2409 1
乾打壘 干打垒 [gan1 da3 lei3] /rammed earth/adobe house/ 5310 1
敢打敢衝 敢打敢冲 [gan3 da3 gan3 chong1] /courageous and daring/ 4568 1
哥打巴魯 哥打巴鲁 [Ge1 da3 ba1 lu3] /Kota Bharu, city in Malaysia on border with Thailand, capital of Kelantan sultanate/ 6531 1
各打五十大板 各打五十大板 [ge4 da3 wu3 shi2 da4 ban3] /lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom)/fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike/to put the blame on both parties/ 2216 1
攻打 攻打 [gong1 da3] /to attack (the enemy)/ 5302 1
鼓打貝斯 鼓打贝斯 [gu3 da3 bei4 si1] /drum and bass (music genre)/ 1756 1
關門打狗 关门打狗 [guan1 men2 da3 gou3] /lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)/fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard/ 1975 1
過街老鼠 过街老鼠 [guo4 jie1 lao3 shu3] /sb or sth detested by all/target of scorn/anathema/cf. 老鼠過街,人人喊打|老鼠过街,人人喊打[lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3]/ 4015 1
和尚打傘 和尚打伞 [he2 shang5 da3 san3] /see 和尚打傘,無法無天|和尚打伞,无法无天[he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1]/ 3779 1
和尚打傘,無法無天 和尚打伞,无法无天 [he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1] /lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3])/fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven/lawless/ 3779 1
火機 火机 [huo3 ji1] /see 打火機|打火机[da3 huo3 ji1]/ 5586 1
激打 激打 [ji1 da3] /laser printer/abbr. for 激光打印機|激光打印机[ji1 guang1 da3 yin4 ji1]/ 6558 1
擊打 击打 [ji1 da3] /to beat/to lash/ 4730 1
雞蛋 鸡蛋 [ji1 dan4] /(chicken) egg/hen's egg/CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]/ 6368 1
雞飛蛋打 鸡飞蛋打 [ji1 fei1 dan4 da3] /the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken/a dead loss (idiom)/ 6144 1
激光打印機 激光打印机 [ji1 guang1 da3 yin4 ji1] /laser printer/ 6558 1
吉打 吉打 [Ji2 da3] /Kedah, state of northwest Malaysia, capital Alor Star 亞羅士打|亚罗士打[Ya4 luo2 shi4 da3]/ 6540 1
吉蘭丹州 吉兰丹州 [Ji2 lan2 dan1 zhou1] /Kelantan sultanate of Malaysia, near Thai border, capital Kota Baharu 哥打巴魯|哥打巴鲁[Ge1 da3 ba1 lu3]/ 6531 1
攪打 搅打 [[jiao3da3]] /to beat; to whisk; to whip (eggs, cream etc)/ 842 2
近打 近打 [Jin4 da3] /Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia/ 6314 1
近打河 近打河 [Jin4 da3 He2] /Kinta River in Perak, Malaysia/ 5124 1
精打光 精打光 [jing1 da3 guang1] /with absolutely nothing/completely broke/ 6782 1
精打細算 精打细算 [jing1 da3 xi4 suan4] /meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)/ 5221 1
開打 开打 [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/ 4714 1
拷打 拷打 [kao3 da3] /to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions)/to give sb the third degree/to torture/ 4080 1
苦迭打 苦迭打 [[ku3die2da3]] /(loanword) coup d'état/ 692 2
寬打窄用 宽打窄用 [kuan1 da3 zhai3 yong4] /to give oneself leeway (idiom)/to allow room for error/ 6336 1
蘭姆打 兰姆打 [lan2 mu3 da3] /lambda (Greek letter Λλ)/ 6802 1
老鼠過街,人人喊打 老鼠过街,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/ 4015 1
雷打不動 雷打不动 [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)/ 5320 1
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/ 6619 1
雷公打豆腐,揀軟的欺 雷公打豆腐,拣软的欺 [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/ 6619 1
鯉魚打挺 鲤鱼打挺 [[li3yu2-da3ting3]] /(martial arts, gymnastics) to kip up (spring upright from supine without hands)/(fig.) to jolt upright/ 451 2
連踢帶打 连踢带打 [[lian2ti1-dai4da3]] /to kick and beat/ 73 2
零打碎敲 零打碎敲 [ling2 da3 sui4 qiao1] /to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work/ 6336 1
零敲碎打 零敲碎打 [ling2 qiao1 sui4 da3] /to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work/ 6336 1
滿打滿算 满打满算 [man3 da3 man3 suan4] /taking everything into account (idiom)/when all is said and done/ 6336 1
盲打 盲打 [mang2 da3] /to touch-type/ 6818 1
沒精打采 没精打采 [mei2 jing1 da3 cai3] /listless/dispirited/washed out/also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩[mei2 jing1 da3 cai3]/ 1951 1
沒精打彩 没精打彩 [[mei2jing1-da3cai3]] /variant of 沒精打采|没精打采[mei2jing1-da3cai3]/ 49 2
猛打 猛打 [meng3 da3] /to strike/wham!/ 6474 1
摸爬滾打 摸爬滚打 [mo1 pa2 gun3 da3] /to go through challenging experiences/to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)/ 3523 1
男子單打 男子单打 [[nan2zi3 dan1da3]] /men's singles (in tennis etc)/ 805 2
扭打 扭打 [niu3 da3] /to wrestle/to grapple/to scuffle/ 6539 1
毆打 殴打 [ou1 da3] /to beat up/to come to blows/battery (law)/ 6087 1
毆打罪 殴打罪 [ou1 da3 zui4] /assault and battery (law)/ 6087 1
拍打 拍打 [pai1 da5] /to pat/to slap/(of a bird) to flap (one's wings)/ 3444 1
泡打粉 泡打粉 [pao4 da3 fen3] /baking powder/ 6113 1
撲打 扑打 [pu1 da3] /to swat/(of wings) to flap/ 5016 1
齊打夯兒地 齐打夯儿地 [qi2 da3 hang1 r5 de5] /in unison and with one voice (dialect)/ 5120 1
前門打虎,後門打狼 前门打虎,后门打狼 [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/ 6336 1
槍打出頭鳥 枪打出头鸟 [qiang1 da3 chu1 tou2 niao3] /the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)/nonconformity gets punished/ 6336 1
強打 强打 [qiang2 da3] /promotion (for a product)/advertisement/ 7104 1
敲打 敲打 [qiao1 da3] /to beat sb/to beat (a drum)/ 6936 1
敲打鑼鼓 敲打锣鼓 [qiao1 da3 luo2 gu3] /lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb/a provocation/ 6936 1
敲敲打打 敲敲打打 [qiao1 qiao1 da3 da3] /to make a continual banging sound/(fig.) to provoke with words/ 3389 1
喬裝打扮 乔装打扮 [qiao2 zhuang1 da3 ban4] /to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit/ 6336 1
輕打 轻打 [qing1 da3] /to tap; to hit lightly/ 996 1
請安 请安 [qing3 an1] /to pay respects/to wish good health/in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])/ 5137 1
請勿打擾 请勿打扰 [qing3 wu4 da3 rao3] /please do not disturb/ 7104 1
屈打成招 屈打成招 [qu1 da3 cheng2 zhao1] /to obtain confessions under torture/ 4080 1
拳打 拳打 [quan2 da3] /to punch/ 6679 1
拳打腳踢 拳打脚踢 [quan2 da3 jiao3 ti1] /lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up/fig. determined to sort out a problem/ 6336 1
全壘打 全垒打 [quan2 lei3 da3] /home run (baseball)/ 5751 1
肉包子打狗 肉包子打狗 [rou4 bao1 zi5 da3 gou3] /lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom)/fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet/to kiss sth goodbye/ 1983 1
撒科打諢 撒科打诨 [sa1 ke1 da3 hun4] /to intersperse comic dialogue (as they do in operas)/ 3013 1
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/ 5381 1
三天打魚,兩天曬網 三天打鱼,两天晒网 [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/ 5002 1
3D打印 3D打印 [[san1-D da3yin4]] /to 3D print; 3D printing/ 97 2
3D打印機 3D打印机 [[san1-D da3yin4ji1]] /3D printer/ 97 2
散打 散打 [[san3da3]] /mixed martial arts/ 155 2
掃黃打非 扫黄打非 [sao3 huang2 da3 fei1] /to eradicate pornography and illegal publications/ 5414 1
施打 施打 [shi1 da3] /to inject (a vaccine etc)/ 4550 1
十六字訣 十六字诀 [shi2 liu4 zi4 jue2] /16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退,敵駐我擾,敵疲我打,敵退我追|敌进我退,敌驻我扰,敌疲我打,敌退我追[di2 jin4 wo3 tui4 , di2 zhu4 wo3 rao3 , di2 pi2 wo3 da3 , di2 tui4 wo3 zhui1] when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue/ 2547 1
實打實 实打实 [[shi2da3shi2]] /(coll.) rock-solid; no-nonsense; undeniably genuine (esp. of skills, effort, performance or service)/ 427 2
[shou3] /"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc/ 2899 1
摔打 摔打 [shuai1 da5] /to knock/to grasp sth in the hand and beat it/to toughen oneself up/ 6816 1
雙打 双打 [shuang1 da3] /doubles (in sports)/CL:場|场[chang3]/ 6368 1
廝打 厮打 [[si1da3]] /to come to blows; to tussle/ 885 2
死纏爛打 死缠烂打 [si3 chan2 lan4 da3] /(coll.) to pester/to harass/ 5189 1
四害 四害 [si4 hai4] /"the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows/see also 打麻雀運動|打麻雀运动[Da3 Ma2 que4 Yun4 dong4]/ 4737 1
蘇打 苏打 [[su1da2]] /(loanword) soda/(loanword) carbonated drink; soft drink/ 813 2
蘇打餅乾 苏打饼干 [[su1da2 bing3gan1]] /soda biscuit; soda cracker; saltine/ 813 2
蘇打粉 苏打粉 [[su1da2fen3]] /baking soda/ 813 2
蘇打水 苏打水 [[su1da2shui3]] /soda water; carbonated water/ 813 2
鐵打 铁打 [tie3 da3] /made of iron/strong as iron/ 5739 1
鐵打的衙門,流水的官 铁打的衙门,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/ 3814 1
痛打 痛打 [tong4 da3] /to beat sb soundly/ 5014 1
歪打正著 歪打正着 [wai1 da3 zheng4 zhao2] /to succeed by a lucky stroke/ 5782 1
網絡打手 网络打手 [Wang3 luo4 da3 shou3] /see 網絡水軍|网络水军[Wang3 luo4 shui3 jun1]/ 3698 1
圍城打援 围城打援 [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/ 6336 1
穩扎穩打 稳扎稳打 [wen3 zha1 wen3 da3] /to go steady and strike hard (in fighting)/fig. steadily and surely/ 6861 1
無精打采 无精打采 [wu2 jing1 da3 cai3] /dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless/in low spirits/washed out/ 5428 1
無精打彩 无精打彩 [wu2 jing1 da3 cai3] /dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality/not lively/ 6336 1
武打 武打 [wu3 da3] /acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance/ 7104 1
武打片 武打片 [wu3 da3 pian4] /action movie/kungfu movie/ 5537 1
五打一 五打一 [wu3 da3 yi1] /to masturbate (slang)/ 5189 1
誤打誤撞 误打误撞 [wu4 da3 wu4 zhuang4] /accidentally/to act before thinking/ 6267 1
西打 西打 [xi1 da2] /cider (loanword)/ 5340 1
犧牲打 牺牲打 [xi1 sheng1 da3] /sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)/ 5581 1
現打 现打 [[xian4da3]] /to make a fresh batch of sth (juice, pasta, spices etc); freshly made (or ground, squeezed, brewed etc)/ 660 2
小打小鬧 小打小闹 [xiao3 da3 xiao3 nao4] /small-scale/ 6573 1
小蘇打 小苏打 [[xiao3su1da2]] /baking soda; sodium bicarbonate/Taiwan pr. [xiao3su1da3]/ 826 2
亞羅士打 亚罗士打 [Ya4 luo2 shi4 da3] /Alor Star city, capital of Kedah state in northwest Malaysia/ 6540 1
嚴打 严打 [yan2 da3] /to crack down on/to take severe measures against/ 6141 1
嚴厲打擊 严厉打击 [yan2 li4 da3 ji1] /to strike a severe blow/to crack down/to take strong measures/ 6553 1
嚴刑拷打 严刑拷打 [yan2 xing2 kao3 da3] /torture/interrogation by torture/ 4080 1
一棍子打死 一棍子打死 [yi1 gun4 zi5 da3 si3] /to deal a single fatal blow/(fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error/ 2366 1
一網打盡 一网打尽 [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/ 3518 1
一打 一打 [[yi1da2]] /dozen/ 62 2
一炮打響 一炮打响 [[yi1pao4-da3xiang3]] /(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try/ 720 2
迎頭打擊 迎头打击 [ying2 tou2 da3 ji1] /to hit head on/ 6834 1
有本事 有本事 [you3 ben3 shi5] /to have what it takes/(coll.) (often followed by 就[jiu4]) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc/Example: 有本事就打我[you3 ben3 shi5 jiu4 da3 wo3] Hit me if you dare!/ 1936 1
再見全壘打 再见全垒打 [zai4 jian4 quan2 lei3 da3] /walk-off home run/ 3503 1
責打 责打 [ze2 da3] /to punish by flogging/ 7053 1
渣打銀行 渣打银行 [Zha1 da3 Yin2 hang2] /Standard Chartered Bank/ 7037 1
張飛打岳飛 张飞打岳飞 [Zhang1 fei1 da3 Yue4 fei1] /lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei/fig. an impossible combination/an impossible turn of events (idiom)/ 6130 1
招打 招打 [zhao1 da3] /to ask for a beating/ 2175 1
針式打印機 针式打印机 [[zhen1shi4 da3yin4ji1]] /(computing) dot matrix printer/ 379 2
周瑜打黃蓋 周瑜打黄盖 [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[Cao2 Cao1] before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰|赤壁之战[Chi4 bi4 zhi1 Zhan4]/ 1955 1
竹籃打水 竹篮打水 [zhu2 lan2 da3 shui3] /using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort/ 6053 1
竹籃打水,一場空 竹篮打水,一场空 [zhu2 lan2 da3 shui3 , yi1 chang2 kong1] /using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort/ 4853 1
主打 主打 [zhu3 da3] /principal; main; flagship (product); title (track)/to specialize in; to take as one's priority; to primarily focus on/ 1012 1
主打品牌 主打品牌 [[zhu3da3 pin3pai2]] /flagship brand/ 455 2
主打歌 主打歌 [[zhu3da3ge1]] /(music) lead single; the main song promoted from an album/ 370 2
撞擊式打印機 撞击式打印机 [[zhuang4ji1shi4 da3yin4ji1]] /(computing) impact printer/ 379 2
追打 追打 [zhui1 da3] /to chase and beat/ 7104 1
自打 自打 [zi4 da3] /(coll.) since/ 5213 1

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