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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *打* | 打* | *打
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3]
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *打* | 打* | *打
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")
HSK 1
to ask about / to make some inquiries / to ask around
HSK 3
to call / to dial
HSK 6
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
to reward / to tip / to give a gratuity
baking soda
to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on
HSK 1
to scatter / to break sth up / to beat (an egg)
pile driver (machinery)
leggings
to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
HSK 2
to ask for a beating
to play a game
to make up one's mind
to 3D print; 3D printing
to wrap; to pack / to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out / (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)
HSK 5
to viciously beat (sb) up / CL: 頓|顿
to censor an image / to pixelate
to crack down on / to take severe measures against
(coll.) rock-solid; no-nonsense; undeniably genuine (esp. of skills, effort, performance or service)
to grade / to give a mark
lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) / fig. to scoop up the whole lot / to capture them all in one go
(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try
(music) lead single; the main song promoted from an album
to take advantage of sb's misfortune / to loot
lighter / cigarette lighter
style of dress / one's appearance
flagship brand
laser printer
to wrestle / to grapple / to scuffle
to pass the time
to play ball / to play with a ball
HSK 1
to create / to build / to develop / to forge (of metal)
HSK 6
(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
to stop / to halt
to lead the charge
to file a lawsuit / to sue / to dispute
HSK 6
to strike a severe blow / to crack down / to take strong measures
to get food at a canteen
to beat sb / to beat (a drum)
to put on theatrical makeup / (neologism c. 2014) to debunk sb's claim; to put egg on sb's face
dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless / in low spirits / washed out
HSK 7-9
assault and battery (law)
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate / Taiwan pr. [xiao3su1da3]
worker
to fight / to scuffle / to come to blows / CL: 場|场
HSK 5
to dispatch sb to do sth / to make sb leave / to pass (the time) / (old) to make arrangements / (old) to bestow (alms etc)
HSK 6
to fish
typewriter
to move (to pity) / arousing (sympathy) / touching
HSK 6
to pat / to slap / (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up / fig. determined to sort out a problem
to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb)
(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out) / (on social media) to check in to a location
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
principal; main; flagship (product); title (track) / to specialize in; to take as one's priority; to primarily focus on
home run (baseball)
to affix a seal / to stamp / to print out (with a printer)
HSK 2
to disturb / to bother / to trouble
HSK 5
to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone)
HSK 6
to beat and scold
to go hunting
HSK 7-9
to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc)
to spin / to rotate / to revolve
to tick / to check / tick mark / check mark
to fight counterfeiting / to expose as false / to denounce sb's lies
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
singles (in sports) / CL: 場|场
HSK 6
listless / dispirited / washed out / also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩
(slang) to cheer sb on / to show one's support / ("call" is pronounced approximately like English "call")
to pixelate an image / to key in captcha authentication codes
to polish; to burnish; to shine
HSK 7-9
to slap on the face / to box sb's ears
typist
to make discreet inquiries / to scout out
important
(coll.) to pester / to harass
small-scale
to put sb on an intravenous drip
torture / interrogation by torture
(Cantonese) to eat hot pot / hot pot
to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions) / to give sb the third degree / to torture
to loot / to rob / to plunder / to ransack
to yawn
to doze off
to beat / to lash
to slap
cannon fire to hit a mosquito / to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
to snore
to type
from the bottom of one's heart / heartily / sincerely
to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea)
HSK 7-9
to win; to beat (one's opponent)
strike the iron while it's hot (idiom)
(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
(dialect) from childhood; from a young age
to open access / to establish contact / to remove a block / to put through (a phone connection)
HSK 7-9
to beat; to pound; to thump
to compute on the abacus / (fig.) to calculate / to plan / to scheme

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