打 dǎ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丁 nail
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
打败
dǎbài
to defeat
Characters in this word
败 bài
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 贝 sea shell 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们打败他们。 Wǒmen dǎbài tāmen. We defeat them.
- 他打败了我。 Tā dǎbài le wǒ. He defeats me.
- 中国队打败对手。 Zhōngguó duì dǎbài duìshǒu. The Chinese team defeats the opponent.
Related words
- 打 dǎ to hit; to play (a ball game); to make (a call)
- 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi
- 打电话 dǎdiànhuà to make a phone call
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 打球 dǎqiú to play ball
- 打工 dǎgōng to work a temporary job
- 打算 dǎsuàn to plan; plan
- 打印 dǎyìn to print
- 打破 dǎpò to break
- 打听 dǎting to ask around; to find out
- 打 dá a dozen (measure word)
- 打雷 dǎléi to thunder