打车
dǎ chē
Take a taxi
打 (dǎ) — how to say "to hit" in Chinese
打
To hit
verb · preposition
1. to hit; to strike; to play (a game); to callHSK 3.0 · level 2
verb
2. from; since; starting fromHSK 3.0 · level 7-9
preposition
Character composition
打
to hit
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Synonyms
揍
to beat, to hit, to break
zòu · colloquial, physical violence
Collocations
打人
dǎ rén
hit someone
Examples
他用手打了我一下。
He hit me once with his hand.
他打我。
He hits me.
Mnemonic
[dǎ-] Dasha was playing tennis and swung so hard that she 打 hit a balloon with her racket. 🏓🎈 The balloon popped with a loud bang, and everyone laughed. Dasha learned: hit the ball, not the balloon.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to hit" in Chinese?
"to hit" in Chinese is 打 (dǎ).
What does 打 mean in English?
打 (dǎ) means "To hit".
How is 打 pronounced?
It is pronounced dǎ (written as da). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to hit" in Chinese characters?
It is written 打.
What HSK 3.0 level is 打?
打 is on the HSK 3.0 level 2 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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