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 "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")