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  1. 1. dozen (loanword)

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Words Containing 打

单打
dān dǎ

singles (in sports)

打交道
dǎ jiāo dào

to come into contact with

打仗
dǎ zhàng

to fight a battle

打倒
dǎ dǎo

to overthrow

打动
dǎ dòng

to move (to pity)

打包
dǎ bāo

to wrap; to pack

打印
dǎ yìn

to affix a seal

打印机
dǎ yìn jī

printer

打喷嚏
dǎ pēn tì

to sneeze

打官司
dǎ guān si

to file a lawsuit

打岔
dǎ chà

interruption

打工
dǎ gōng

to work a temporary or casual job

打扮
dǎ ban

to decorate

打折
dǎ zhé

to give a discount

打招呼
dǎ zhāo hu

to greet sb by word or action

打扫
dǎ sǎo

to clean

打捞
dǎ lāo

to salvage

打击
dǎ jī

to hit

打扰
dǎ rǎo

to disturb

打搅
dǎ jiǎo

to disturb; to trouble; to bother

打败
dǎ bài

to defeat

打断
dǎ duàn

to interrupt

打架
dǎ jià

to fight

打牌
dǎ pái

to play mahjong or cards

打猎
dǎ liè

to go hunting

打球
dǎ qiú

to play ball

打发
dǎ fa

to dispatch sb to do sth

打破
dǎ pò

to break; to smash

打磨
dǎ mó

to polish; to burnish; to shine

打算
dǎ suàn

to plan

打听
dǎ ting

to ask about

打车
dǎ chē

to take a taxi (in town)

打通
dǎ tōng

to open access

打造
dǎ zào

to create

打量
dǎ liang

to size sb up

打针
dǎ zhēn

to give or have an injection

打开
dǎ kāi

to open

打雷
dǎ léi

to rumble with thunder

打电话
dǎ diàn huà

to make a telephone call

挨打
ái dǎ

to take a beating

拨打
bō dǎ

to call

殴打
ōu dǎ

to beat up

无精打采
wú jīng dǎ cǎi

dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless

精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn

meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

双打
shuāng dǎ

doubles (in sports)

一打
yī dá

dozen

一棍子打死
yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ

to deal a single fatal blow

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng

(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try

一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn

lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)

三天打鱼,两天晒网
sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng

lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)

三天不打,上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ

three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)

不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì

spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái

spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí

don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí

lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

不打紧
bù dǎ jǐn

unimportant

不打自招
bù dǎ zì zhāo

to confess without being pressed

串行点阵打印机
chuàn xíng diǎn zhèn dǎ yìn jī

serial dot matrix printer

主打品牌
zhǔ dǎ pǐn pái

premium brand

乘火打劫
chéng huǒ dǎ jié

to take advantage of sb's misfortune

干打垒
gān dǎ lěi

rammed earth

干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ

all thunder but no rain (idiom)

五打一
wǔ dǎ yī

to masturbate (slang)

亚罗士打
yà luó shì dǎ

Alor Star city, capital of Kedah state in northwest Malaysia

倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá

lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack

全垒打
quán lěi dǎ

home run (baseball)

再见全垒打
zài jiàn quán lěi dǎ

walk-off home run

前门打虎,后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià

to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business

半打
bàn dá

half a dozen

即付即打
jí fù jí dǎ

pay as you go

各打五十大板
gè dǎ wǔ shí dà bǎn

lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom)

吉打
jí dǎ

Kedah, state of northwest Malaysia, capital Alor Star 亞羅士打|亚罗士打[yà luó shì dǎ]

吊打
diào dǎ

to hang sb up and beat him

周瑜打黄盖
zhōu yú dǎ huáng gài

fig. with the connivance of both sides

和尚打伞
hé shang dǎ sǎn

see 和尚打傘,無法無天|和尚打伞,无法无天[hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān]

和尚打伞,无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān

fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven

哥打巴鲁
gē dǎ bā lǔ

Kota Bharu, city in Malaysia on border with Thailand, capital of Kelantan sultanate

乔装打扮
qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn

to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit

单打独斗
dān dǎ dú dòu

to fight alone (idiom)

严刑拷打
yán xíng kǎo dǎ

torture

严厉打击
yán lì dǎ jī

to strike a severe blow

严打
yán dǎ

to crack down on

围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán

to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops

大打出手
dà dǎ chū shǒu

to come to blows

大炮打蚊子
dà pào dǎ wén zi

cannon fire to hit a mosquito

安打
ān dǎ

base hit (baseball)

宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng

to give oneself leeway (idiom)

对打
duì dǎ

to fight (one against one)

小打小闹
xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào

small-scale

小苏打
xiǎo sū dá

baking soda

屈打成招
qū dǎ chéng zhāo

to obtain confessions under torture

厮打
sī dǎ

to come to blows; to tussle

张飞打岳飞
zhāng fēi dǎ yuè fēi

lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei

强打
qiáng dǎ

promotion (for a product)

打call
dǎ c a l l

(slang) to cheer sb on

打一巴掌,给个甜枣
dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo

lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)

打下
dǎ xià

to lay (a foundation)

打下手
dǎ xià shǒu

to act in a supporting role

打不通
dǎ bu tōng

cannot get through (on phone)

打不过
dǎ bu guò

unable to defeat

打中
dǎ zhòng

to hit (a target)

打井
dǎ jǐng

to dig a well

打住
dǎ zhù

to stop

打来回
dǎ lái huí

to make a round trip

打保票
dǎ bǎo piào

to vouch for

打假
dǎ jiǎ

to fight counterfeiting

打假球
dǎ jiǎ qiú

game-fixing

打伤
dǎ shāng

to injure

打光棍
dǎ guāng gùn

to live as bachelor

打兑
dǎ duì

to arrange (colloquial)

打入冷宫
dǎ rù lěng gōng

to snub

打冷战
dǎ lěng zhan

to shiver

打出手
dǎ chū shǒu

to fling back weapons hurled at one by attackers (acrobatic performance in Chinese opera)

打分
dǎ fēn

to grade

打前站
dǎ qián zhàn

to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc)

打劫
dǎ jié

to loot

打勾
dǎ gōu

to check

打勾勾
dǎ gōu gōu

see 拉鉤|拉钩[lā gōu]

打包票
dǎ bāo piào

to vouch for

打千
dǎ qiān

genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand

打卡
dǎ kǎ

(of an employee) to clock on (or off)

打卦
dǎ guà

to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams

打印服务器
dǎ yìn fú wù qì

print server

打印稿
dǎ yìn gǎo

printout

打印头
dǎ yìn tóu

print head

打吊瓶
dǎ diào píng

to put sb on an intravenous drip

打吊针
dǎ diào zhēn

to put sb on an intravenous drip

打呃
dǎ è

to hiccup

打呵欠
dǎ hē qiàn

to yawn

打呼
dǎ hū

to snore

打呼噜
dǎ hū lu

to snore

打哄
dǎ hǒng

to fool around

打哆嗦
dǎ duō suo

to tremble

打哈哈
dǎ hā ha

to joke

打问
dǎ wèn

to inquire about

打哑语
dǎ yǎ yǔ

to use sign language

打哑谜
dǎ yǎ mí

to talk in riddles

打啵
dǎ bō

(dialect) to kiss

打嗝
dǎ gé

to hiccup

打嘴
dǎ zuǐ

to slap sb's face

打嘴巴
dǎ zuǐ ba

to slap

打嚏喷
dǎ tì pen

to sneeze

打圆场
dǎ yuán chǎng

to help to resolve a dispute

打地铺
dǎ dì pù

to make one's bed on the floor

打坐
dǎ zuò

to sit in meditation

打坐坡
dǎ zuò pō

(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward

打垮
dǎ kuǎ

to defeat

打埋伏
dǎ mái fu

to lie in wait

打场
dǎ cháng

to thresh grain (on the floor)

打压
dǎ yā

to suppress

打天下
dǎ tiān xià

to seize power

打太极
dǎ tài jí

to practice tai chi

打夯
dǎ hāng

to ram

打奶
dǎ nǎi

lit. to beat milk

打孔
dǎ kǒng

to punch a hole

打孔卡
dǎ kǒng kǎ

(computing) punch card

打孔器
dǎ kǒng qì

hole puncher

打孔钻
dǎ kǒng zuàn

auger

打字
dǎ zì

to type

打字员
dǎ zì yuán

typist

打字机
dǎ zì jī

typewriter

打官腔
dǎ guān qiāng

to talk officiously

打官话
dǎ guān huà

to talk officiously

打定主意
dǎ dìng zhǔ yi

to make up one's mind

打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè

to break into a house for robbery (idiom)

打富济贫
dǎ fù jì pín

to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)

打对仗
dǎ duì zhàng

to compete

打对台
dǎ duì tái

to compete

打小报告
dǎ xiǎo bào gào

(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb

打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán

lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly

打尖
dǎ jiān

to stop for a snack while traveling

打屁
dǎ pì

to chat idly

打屁股
dǎ pì gu

to spank sb's bottom

打层次
dǎ céng cì

to get one's hair layered

打工仔
dǎ gōng zǎi

young worker

打工妹
dǎ gōng mèi

young female worker

打席
dǎ xí

(baseball) plate appearance (PA)

打底
dǎ dǐ

to lay a foundation (also fig.)

打底子
dǎ dǐ zi

to sketch

打底裤
dǎ dǐ kù

leggings

打得火热
dǎ de huǒ rè

(idiom) to be on very good terms with each other

打从
dǎ cóng

from

打心眼里
dǎ xīn yǎn li

from the bottom of one's heart

打怵
dǎ chù

to fear

打闷雷
dǎ mèn léi

(coll.) to wonder secretly

打情骂俏
dǎ qíng mà qiào

to banter flirtatiously (idiom)

打成一片
dǎ chéng yī piàn

to merge

打成平手
dǎ chéng píng shǒu

to draw (a competition)

打手
dǎ shou

hired thug

打手枪
dǎ shǒu qiāng

to masturbate

打手语
dǎ shǒu yǔ

to use sign language

打把势
dǎ bǎ shi

drill (in sword play)

打折扣
dǎ zhé kòu

to give a discount

打抱不平
dǎ bào bù píng

to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice

打拍
dǎ pāi

to beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards

打拍子
dǎ pāi zi

to beat time

打拱
dǎ gǒng

to bow with clasped hands

打拱作揖
dǎ gǒng zuò yī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands

打拳
dǎ quán

to do shadowboxing