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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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *打* | 打* | *打
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3]
HSK 4
to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
HSK 2
to make a telephone call
HSK 1
to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on
HSK 1
to play ball / to play with a ball
HSK 1
to affix a seal / to stamp / to print out (with a printer)
HSK 2
to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music)
HSK 5
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 defeat / to overpower / to beat / to be defeated
HSK 4
to take a taxi (in town) / to hitch a lift
HSK 1
to fight / to scuffle / to come to blows / CL: 場|场
HSK 5
to ask about / to make some inquiries / to ask around
HSK 3
to create / to build / to develop / to forge (of metal)
HSK 6
to break; to smash
HSK 3
to file a lawsuit / to sue / to dispute
HSK 6
to rumble with thunder / clap of thunder
HSK 4
to disturb / to bother / to trouble
HSK 5
to plan / to intend / to calculate / plan / intention / calculation / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
to decorate / to dress / to make up / to adorn / manner of dressing / style of dress
HSK 5
to call / to dial
HSK 6
to move (to pity) / arousing (sympathy) / touching
HSK 6
printer
HSK 6
to give a discount
HSK 4
to give or get an injection
HSK 4
to take a beating; to come under attack
HSK 6
to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone)
HSK 6
singles (in sports) / CL: 場|场
HSK 6
to clean / to sweep
HSK 4
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
HSK 7-9
lit. windswept and battered by rain / to undergo hardship (idiom)
to play mahjong or cards
HSK 6
to scatter / to break sth up / to beat (an egg)
lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom) / fig. everyone detests a lowlife
to ask for a beating
to polish; to burnish; to shine
HSK 7-9
lighter / cigarette lighter
to make up one's mind
to 3D print; 3D printing
to viciously beat (sb) up / CL: 頓|顿
injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc
to open access / to establish contact / to remove a block / to put through (a phone connection)
HSK 7-9
in unison and with one voice (dialect)
lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) / fig. to scoop up the whole lot / to capture them all in one go
to grade / to give a mark
to come into contact with / to have dealings
HSK 7-9
(music) lead single; the main song promoted from an album
to take advantage of sb's misfortune / to loot
to size sb up / to look sb up and down / to take the measure of / to suppose / to reckon
HSK 7-9
flagship brand
home run (baseball)
to overthrow / to knock down / Down with ... !
HSK 7-9
to beat up / to come to blows / battery (law)
HSK 7-9
to wrestle / to grapple / to scuffle
to go hunting
HSK 7-9
doubles (in sports) / CL: 場|场
HSK 6
to disturb; to trouble; to bother
HSK 7-9
to greet sb by word or action / to give prior notice
HSK 7-9
to play a game
to stop / to halt
to beat sb / to beat (a drum)
interruption / to interrupt (esp. talk) / to change the subject
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try
worker
to pat / to slap / (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
listless / dispirited / washed out
(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out) / (on social media) to check in to a location
principal; main; flagship (product); title (track) / to specialize in; to take as one's priority; to primarily focus on
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up / fig. determined to sort out a problem
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 banter flirtatiously (idiom)
lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship / no discord, no concord
to net sth / to catch sth with a net
to reward / to tip / to give a gratuity
to lay (a foundation) / to conquer (a city etc) / to shoot down (a bird etc)
sealant gun / glue gun
to do odd jobs / to do unskilled work
lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb / a provocation
to fight counterfeiting / to expose as false / to denounce sb's lies
to take the lead
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
men's singles (in tennis etc)
(slang) to cheer sb on / to show one's support / ("call" is pronounced approximately like English "call")
to slap on the face / to box sb's ears
to go through challenging experiences / to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
to make discreet inquiries / to scout out
to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea)
HSK 7-9
to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions) / to give sb the third degree / to torture
to err / to dial a wrong number / to make a typo
to loot / to rob / to plunder / to ransack
to yawn
to doze off
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others
to echo what sb said / to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)
to slap
cannon fire to hit a mosquito / to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

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