Meaning of dǎ:
打
from; since
Tā měitiān huì zài gōngyuán lǐ dǎ wǎngqiú.
他每天会在公园里打网球。
He plays tennis in the park every day.
Tā dǎ lánqiú hěn lìhài.
他打篮球很厉害。
He is very good at playing basketball.
(loanword) dozen
Wǒ mǎi le yī dǎ jīdàn.
我买了一打鸡蛋。
I bought a dozen eggs.
Taiwan pr. [da3]; to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game)
Tā zhèngzài gōngyuán lǐ dǎ wǎngqiú.
他正在公园里打网球。
He is playing tennis in the park.
Tā yònglì de dǎ le zhuōzi.
他用力地打了桌子。
He forcefully hit the table.
Tā yònglì de dǎ le yī quán.
他用力地打了一拳。
He struck with a powerful punch.
Tā xiǎng yòng qiúpāi dǎ wǎngqiú.
他想用球拍打网球。
He wants to hit a tennis ball with a racket.
Jīntiān wǒ bù xiǎoxīn bǎ bēizi dǎ suì le.
今天我不小心把杯子打碎了。
Today I accidentally broke the cup.
Wǒ zhèngzài xuéxí rúhé yòng diànnǎo dǎ zì.
我正在学习如何用电脑打字。
I am learning how to type on the computer.
Tā xǐhuān bǎ bùtóng de cáiliào dǎ zài yīqǐ.
他喜欢把不同的材料打在一起。
He likes to mix up different materials together.
Tāmen zhèngzài dǎ yī gè xīn fángzi.
他们正在打一个新房子。
They are building a new house.
Tāmen kāishǐ dǎjià.
他们开始打架。
They started to fight.
Tā yào qù shāngdiàn dǎ yī píng shuǐ.
他要去商店打一瓶水。
He is going to the store to fetch a bottle of water.
Tā zhèngzài chúfáng lǐ dǎ jīdàn.
他正在厨房里打鸡蛋。
He is beating eggs in the kitchen.
Tā yòng shéngzi bǎ xiāngzi dǎ de hěn jǐn.
他用绳子把箱子打得很紧。
He tied the box tightly with a rope.
Tā juédìng gěi kèhù fā yīgè tōngzhī yǐ dǎ zhāohū.
他决定给客户发一个通知以打招呼。
He decided to issue a notice to greet the clients.
Tā yòng gōngjiàn dǎ bǎzi.
他用弓箭打靶子。
He uses a bow and arrow to shoot targets.
Tā zài yòng ruǎnjiàn lái dǎ zhékòu.
他在用软件来打折扣。
He is using software to calculate discounts.
Tāmen yīqǐ dǎ le yī chǎng lánqiú bǐsài.
他们一起打了一场篮球比赛。
They played a basketball game together.
