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shou3 - hand

shǒu

hand



  • break; smash
  • beat; fight; attack
  • make (articles of daily use or food)
  • hold up; hoist; raise
  • send; dispatch; project
  • buy
  • play
  • go through (some physical action)
  • from; since

dǎ-bàn
打扮

n.

dress up; make up; deck out / way or style of dressing

dǎ-dǎo
打倒

v.

overthrow

dǎ-dī
打的

v.

go by taxi; take a taxi

dǎ-gōng
打工

v.

do manual work; work

dǎ-guān-sī
打官司

v.

go to court (or law); engage in a lawsuit / squabble

dǎ-jī
打击

v. / n.

crack down on; hit; strike / blow

dǎ-jià
打架

v.

come to blows; fight; scuffle

dǎ-jiāo-dào
打交道

v.

come into (or make) contact with; have dealings with

dǎ-kē-shuì
打瞌睡

v.

doze off; nod

dǎ-sǎo
打扫

v.

sweep; clean

dǎ-suàn
打算

v. /n.

plan; intend / idea; intention

dǎ-tīng
打听

v.

ask about; inquire about

dǎ-zhàng
打仗

v.

fight; go to war; make war

dǎ-zhāo-hu
打招呼

v.

greet sb.; say hello; notify; let sb. know; warn; remind

dǎ-zhé-kòu
打折扣

v.

sell at a discount; give a discount; fall short of a requirement or promise

dǎ-zhēn
打针

v.

give or have an injection

dǎ-zhǔ-yì
打主意

v.

think of a plan; evolve an idea; try to obtain; seek

dǎ-zì
打字

v.

typewrite; type

dǎ-bào-bù-píng
打抱不平
a champion of the weak; defend sb. against an injustice; be the champion of the oppressed

dǎ-cǎo-jīng-shé
打草惊蛇
beat the grass and startle the snake; act rashly and alert the enermy

dǎ-zhǒng-liǎn-chōng-pàng-zi
打肿脸充胖子
keep up unnecessary appearances; puff oneself up at one’s own cost

Usage 用法

break; smash

Wǒ dǎ le yí ge bēi-zi.
我打了一个杯子。
I broke a cup.

beat; fight; attack

Tā-men liǎ yòu dǎ qǐ-lái le.
他们俩又打起来了。
The couple came to blows again.

make (articles of daily use or food)

Zhè-xiē jiā-jù quán shì wǒ zì-jǐ dǎ de.
这些家具全是我自己打的。
This furniture is of my own making.

hold up; hoist; raise

Nà ge dǎ sǎn de nǚ-hái shì wǒ mèi-mei.
那个打伞的女孩是我妹妹。
That girl holding up an umbrella is my sister.

send; dispatch; project

Wǒ yí dào jiā jiù gěi nǐ dǎ diàn-huà.
我一到家就给你打电话。
I’ll call you as soon as I have gotten home.

buy

Nǐ qù dǎ yì píng jiàng-yóu.
你去打一瓶酱油。
Go to buy a bottle of soy sauce.

play

Wǒ-men dǎ lán-qiú qù ba.
我们打篮球去吧。
Let’s go to play basketball.

go through (some physical action)

Tā xiàng wǒ dǎ le yí ge “shèng-lì” de shǒu-shì.
他向我打了一个“胜利”的手势。
He made a gesture of “victory” to me.

from; since

Wǒ dǎ xiǎo jiù xǐ-huān yīn-yuè.
我打小就喜欢音乐。
I’ve liked music since my childhood.