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
打消
dǎxiāo
to dispel; to dismiss an idea
Characters in this word
消 xiāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 肖 to resemble, to look like
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 警方公布监控画面后，公众对案件真相的疑虑才逐渐打消。 Jǐngfāng gōngbù jiānkòng huàmiàn hòu, gōngzhòng duì ànjiàn zhēnxiàng de yílǜ cái zhújiàn dǎxiāo. Only after the police released the surveillance footage did the public's doubts about the truth of the case gradually fade.
- 听了他的话，我打消了辞职的念头。 Tīng le tā de huà, wǒ dǎxiāo le cízhí de niàntou. After hearing what he said, I gave up the idea of resigning.
- 医生的解释打消了她对手术的顾虑。 Yīshēng de jiěshì dǎxiāo le tā duì shǒushù de gùlǜ. The doctor's explanation dispelled her worries about the operation.
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