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
打下手
dǎxiàshǒu
to help out; to assist with manual tasks
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 厨房人手不足时，经理也会系上围裙给师傅打下手。 Chúfáng rénshǒu bùzú shí, jīnglǐ yě huì jì shàng wéiqún gěi shīfu dǎ xiàshǒu. When the kitchen is short of staff, the manager also puts on an apron and helps the chef out.
- 我在餐厅给大厨打下手，主要是洗菜和切菜。 Wǒ zài cāntīng gěi dàchú dǎ xiàshǒu, zhǔyào shì xǐ cài hé qiē cài. I assist the head chef at the restaurant, mainly washing and cutting vegetables.
- 装修的时候，我给师傅打下手，递递工具。 Zhuāngxiū de shíhou, wǒ gěi shīfu dǎ xiàshǒu, dìdi gōngjù. During the renovation I helped the workman out by handing him tools.
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