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
打量
dǎliang
to size up; to look somebody up and down
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 评委没有立刻说话，只是仔细打量那件未经修饰的陶器。 Píngwěi méiyǒu lìkè shuōhuà, zhǐ shì zǐxì dǎliang nà jiàn wèijīng xiūshì de táoqì. The judge did not speak immediately, but carefully examined the unadorned piece of pottery.
- 门口的陌生人上下打量了我一番。 Ménkǒu de mòshēngrén shàngxià dǎliang le wǒ yì fān. The stranger at the door looked me up and down.
- 他走进新房间，好奇地打量着四周。 Tā zǒu jìn xīn fángjiān, hàoqí de dǎliang zhe sìzhōu. He walked into the new room and looked around curiously.
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