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
打喷嚏
dǎpēntì
to sneeze
Characters in this word
喷 pēn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 贲 to forge ahead
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
嚏 tì
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 疐 to fall, to stumble, to falter
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他一进档案室就不停地打喷嚏，可能是对灰尘过敏。 Tā yí jìn dàng'ànshì jiù bùtíng de dǎ pēntì, kěnéng shì duì huīchén guòmǐn. As soon as he entered the archive room, he kept sneezing, probably because he was allergic to dust.
- 花粉太多，我一出门就开始打喷嚏。 Huāfěn tài duō, wǒ yì chūmén jiù kāishǐ dǎ pēntì. There is too much pollen, and I started sneezing as soon as I went outside.
- 他感冒了，一直打喷嚏，还流鼻涕。 Tā gǎnmào le, yìzhí dǎ pēntì, hái liú bítì. He has a cold, keeps sneezing and has a runny nose.
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