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Definitions
- 1. dozen (loanword)
Example Sentences
1 shown她說她晚一點會 打 電話給你。
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Words Containing 打
to viciously beat (sb) up
to compete
to fight a battle
drill (in sword play)
cannot get through (on phone)
taking everything into account (idiom)
to make fun of
(baseball) plate appearance (PA)
to close shop in the evening
to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc)
to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
to intersperse comic dialogue (as they do in operas)
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
assault and battery (law)
to affix a seal
to lay (a foundation)
to drill or bore a hole
to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
to ask about
if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
to write an IOU or promissory note
dot matrix printer
to shiver
(coll.) to wonder secretly
to tear down
young female worker
to play cards
to fight counterfeiting
home run (baseball)
thinning scissors
to beat sb
to play dumb
lit. to inject chicken blood
to move (to pity)
to strike
(slang) to have sex outdoors or in a public place
to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime
to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
courageous and daring
to defeat
to bow respectfully with clasped hands
to net sth
to suppress
to beat
walk-off home run
Play basketball
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
to work a temporary or casual job
to spend the whole night
to overturn
to hiccup
singles (in sports)
to trip
threshing floor
(of an employee) to clock on (or off)
listless
to compute on the abacus
egg beater
lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
to give oneself leeway (idiom)
(dialect) to joke
to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland)
to inject (a vaccine etc)
(dialect) to joke
to clean
tap
to dig a well
to snore
target shooting
to run the meter (in a taxi)
dozen
the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
to pat
to check
to make discreet inquiries
to draw (a competition)
young worker
to go through challenging experiences
baking powder
to kick and beat (idiom)
to go hunting
made of iron
to spin
to beat back
to butt in
printout
lit. windswept and battered by rain
to tick
to thresh
to go steady and strike hard (in fighting)
to buy soy sauce
auger
lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
to knock on the door
humorous poem
to have a drink
to play golf
to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
(coll.) to pester
to put sb on an intravenous drip
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]
to disturb; to trouble; to bother
half a dozen
to ask for a beating
to ring a bell
lit. to beat milk
to masturbate (slang)
to ram
to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
see 網絡水軍|网络水军[wǎng luò shuǐ jūn]
to slap sb's face
typist
to live as bachelor
to run off rebuffed
(coll.) to take a taxi
to yawn
to revolve
to forge ironware
to punch
to vouch for
to lay a foundation (also fig.)
from
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
to beat up
to shiver
lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
listless
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
to play mahjong or cards
to sneeze
important
to snore
to injure
to stop
to make up one's mind
hole puncher
lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
to help to resolve a dispute
doubles (in sports)
to make one's bed on the floor
to do shadowboxing
to lie in wait
to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
to beg for (vegetarian) food
to act in a supporting role
lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
action movie
to bow respectfully with clasped hands
(dialect) to kiss
to talk in riddles
to obtain confessions under torture
to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
baking soda
dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality
to practice tai chi
to produce a draft manuscript
Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia
to sketch
to defeat
to crack down on
to type
(slang) to cheer sb on
flint
to roll about
print server
sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)
to loot
percussion instrument
to make (by hammering, chipping etc)
leggings
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
to touch-type
to fight as a guerilla
to take a beating
to hit (a target)
to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance)
see 立春[lì chūn]
(computing) punch card
shorts
injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc
to collect money from sb
to make a long distance call
mixed martial arts
fig. with the connivance of both sides
to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)
Kinta River in Perak, Malaysia
to take advantage of sb's misfortune
to muddle things up
cannon fire to hit a mosquito
laser printer
to disturb
small-scale
to give a discount
to make a continual banging sound
pile driver (machinery)
to polish; to burnish; to shine
game-fixing
(of a sports competition or match) to commence
to masturbate
to snore
to start talking
to wax (a car, floor etc)
to joke
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
accidentally
hired thug
to hit head on
unimportant
to swat an insect
to come into contact with
impact printer
to strike a severe blow
base hit (baseball)
to beat viciously
to rumble with thunder
to talk officiously
to put sb on an intravenous drip
a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds
to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions)
to err
to give a discount
to start shooting or firing
to open fire with artillery
to play (a card)
to merge
to do odd jobs
to create
to knock
to seize power
to skid
to chase and beat
to work hard
all thunder but no rain (idiom)
laser printer
the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[dà yuè jìn] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
to play ball
to fight
to sit in meditation
to prune (branches)
to beat time; to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards
sorry to interrupt you, but ...
(fig.) to enter a contest
to stop for a snack while traveling
to come to blows
to get one's hair layered
to call
sealant gun
to hiccup
see 拉鉤|拉钩[lā gōu]
to put sb on an intravenous drip
to hit
to beat
soda biscuit
to swat
Kota Bharu, city in Malaysia on border with Thailand, capital of Kelantan sultanate
to smash up; to vandalize
to interrupt
the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
coup d'état (loanword)
to have a snowball fight
to scatter
to fool around
to plan
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
to banter flirtatiously (idiom)
to vouch for
lambda (Greek letter Λλ)
soda drink (loanword)
to bribe
to beat sb soundly
with absolutely nothing
to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc)
to chop firewood
interruption
to tremble
to pause
to punch a hole
pay as you go
(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
to chat idly
to become well-known
promotion (for a product)
cider (loanword)
to win; to beat (one's opponent)
to hit hard
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
to come to blows; to tussle
acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
to breach
(archaeology) chipped stone implement
don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
to bend the rules
to beat a drum
to go in search of food (of animals)
to beat time
to spank sb's bottom
to make a telephone call
to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces
threshing machine
genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
to slap on the face
to strike while the iron is hot
to deny
to tie a knot
(idiom) to be on very good terms with each other
(Cantonese) to eat hot pot
to censor an image
bicycle pump
to use sign language
to lead the charge
(of waves, rain etc) to dash against
(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try
to mow grass
to bow with clasped hands
to confess without being pressed
see 打野炮[dǎ yě pào]
lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
to bet
to whip
lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb
to have an abortion
to take a taxi (in town)
print head
to play golf
to doze off
printer
to doze off
to bare the feet
to slap
dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword)
to kill
to put on theatrical makeup
style of dress
to make a round trip
to take care of
network printer
(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb
lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom)
to snub
to hoop
to pixelate an image
to retaliate
to fish
premium brand
lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
to hang sb up and beat him
to blow out
see 打抱不平[dǎ bào bù píng]
to compete
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
to talk officiously
to reward
to inquire about
torture
baking soda
to open
laser printer
to fling back weapons hurled at one by attackers (acrobatic performance in Chinese opera)
from the bottom of one's heart
to bare one's chest
to use sign language
strike the iron while it's hot (idiom)
to give or have an injection
to drive piles into
not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable
to bludgeon
soda (loanword)
to overthrow
to succeed by a lucky stroke
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
batting average (baseball etc)
to get food at a canteen
to masturbate (slang)
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
to beat a dog and bully its owner
to work hard towards a turnaround
to fight alone (idiom)
to fight
please do not disturb
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
liniment
to file a lawsuit
to kill
to size sb up
to grade
to sneeze
dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless
to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom)
to echo what sb said
to open access
drum and bass (music genre)
to whip
to meditate (of Buddhist)
to punish by flogging
home run (baseball)
to fear
serial dot matrix printer
(finance) to participate in an IPO (initial public offering)
to turn a somersault
to fight (one against one)
dot matrix printer
earlier
to deal a single fatal blow
lighter
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
to work as long-term hired hand
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person
Kedah, state of northwest Malaysia, capital Alor Star 亞羅士打|亚罗士打[yà luó shì dǎ]
(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward
to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)
to wrestle
to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
to attack (the enemy)
to fire a gun
to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams
to greet sb by word or action
typewriter
(coll.) since
to punch a hole
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd
to go home (in a ceremonial procession)
to pass the time
Alor Star city, capital of Kedah state in northwest Malaysia
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
lit. to loot a burning house (idiom)
to break; to smash
rammed earth
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
to thresh grain (on the floor)
unable to defeat
to salvage
to skip stones (on water)
to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
Standard Chartered Bank
to arrange (colloquial)
lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
to draw water
to decorate
to dispatch sb to do sth
to wrap; to pack
to inflate