ㄉㄚˇ
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Meanings

  1. 1

    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[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate")

  2. 2

    to hit; to strike

  3. 3

    to fight

  4. 4

    (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")

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我现在在上班,所以晚点打给你。

我現在在上班,所以晚點打給你。

I'm at work now, so I'll call you later.

我出去的时候有人打我电话吗?

我出去的時候有人打我電話嗎?

Did anyone call me while I was out?

他网球打得很烂。

他網球打得很爛。

He is rather poor at tennis.

他网球打得很好。

他網球打得很好。

He can play tennis very well.

他打网球打得很好。

他打網球打得很好。

He is good at playing tennis.

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