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
打岔
dǎchà
to interrupt; to cut in; to change the subject
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 会议进入关键讨论时，他突然打岔，显得很不合时宜。 Huìyì jìnrù guānjiàn tǎolùn shí, tā tūrán dǎchà, xiǎnde hěn bù hé shíyí. When the meeting entered a crucial discussion, he suddenly interrupted, which seemed very inappropriate.
- 大人说话的时候，小孩不要打岔。 Dàrén shuōhuà de shíhou, xiǎohái bú yào dǎchà. Children should not interrupt when adults are talking.
- 她正讲到关键的地方，却被一通电话打岔了。 Tā zhèng jiǎng dào guānjiàn de dìfang, què bèi yì tōng diànhuà dǎchà le. She was just getting to the key part when a phone call interrupted her.
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)
- 打败 dǎbài to defeat