打dǎto hit; to strike

1. 1.

   to hit; to strikeverb

2. 2.

   a semantically light verb used with various objects, e.g. 打电话 "to make a phone call"verb

• 打to hit; to strike

打 can mean hit, but it often just pairs with an object to name an activity, as in 打电话.

1. HSK 2

   你为什么打他？

   Nǐ wèishénme dǎ tā?

   Why did you hit him?

2. HSK 1

   他打了我一下。

   Tā dǎ le wǒ yíxià.

   He hit me once.

3. HSK 1

   我给妈妈打电话。

   Wǒ gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.

   I'm calling Mom.

4. HSK 1

   晚上我打电话给你。

   Wǎnshang wǒ dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.

   I'll call you this evening.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你在做什么？

   Nǐ zài zuò shénme?

   What are you doing?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我在给妈妈打电话。

   Wǒ zài gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.

   I'm calling Mom.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你晚上也给我打电话吗？

   Nǐ wǎnshang yě gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà ma?

   Will you call me this evening too?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，晚上我打电话给你。

   Hǎo, wǎnshang wǒ dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.

   OK, I'll call you this evening.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我给妈妈___电话。 (I'm calling Mom.)

   A打B听C走
2. 2.Which means "Why did you hit him?"?

   A你为什么打他？B你为什么叫他？C你为什么等他？
3. 3.In 打电话, what does 打 do?

   AIt pairs with 电话 to mean making a callBIt means hitting the phoneCIt means buying a phone

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Related words

• 给gěito giveHSK 1
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-HSK 1
• 了lecompleted action markerHSK 1
• 打开dǎ kāito openHSK 2
• 打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone callHSK 1
• 打算dǎ suànto planHSK 3

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