Usage note
“打”可以用来表示击打、打电话或玩游戏。
dǎ kě yǐ lái bùgù bìng huà jī dǎ, diànhuà dǎ huò qí xuè yóu.
"打" can be used to mean hit, call, or play.
Context note
“打”常用于描述动作、打电话或玩游戏的情境。
dǎ cháng yòng yú miáo shù dòng zuò、diànhuà dǎ huò qí xuè yóu de qíng jìng.
"打" is commonly used in contexts describing actions, making phone calls, or playing games.
5 examples
他打了电话给妈妈。
tā dǎ le diàn huà gěi mā ma。
He called his mother.
打篮球很有趣。
dǎ lán qiú hěn yǒu qù。
Playing basketball is very fun.
他打了三局游戏。
tā dǎ le sān jú yóu xì。
He played three rounds of the game.
打篮球时要小心。
dǎ lán qiú shí yào xiǎo xīn。
Be careful when playing basketball.
他打了这个字。
tā dǎ le zhè ge zì。
He typed this character.
5 mini stories
小明打篮球，赢了比赛。
xiǎo míng dǎ lán qiú， yíng le bǐ sài。
Xiaoming played basketball and won the game.
妈妈打电话给爸爸。
mā ma dǎ diàn huà gěi bà ba。
Mom called Dad on the phone.
小华打游戏，赢了关卡。
xiǎo huá dǎ yóu xì， yíng le guān qiǎ。
Xiaohua played games and won the level.
爸爸打了电话给朋友。
bà ba dǎ le diàn huà gěi péng yǒu。
Dad called his friend on the phone.
小红打字，写了一篇文章。
xiǎo hóng dǎ zì， xiě le yì piān wén zhāng。
Xiaohong typed and wrote an article.
Mini dialogue
打电话
A
你晚上做什么？
Nǐ wǎnshang zuò shénme?
What are you doing this evening?
B
我给奶奶打电话。
Wǒ gěi nǎinai dǎ diànhuà.
I will call my grandma.
打篮球
A
下课了，我们去打篮球吧！
Xiàkè le, wǒmen qù dǎ lánqiú ba!
Class is over, let's go play basketball!
B
好啊，我最喜欢打篮球了。
Hǎo a, wǒ zuì xǐhuān dǎ lánqiú le.
Sure, I like playing basketball the most.
Related words and contrasts
similar
拍
pāi
pat; clap
拍 is a gentler action, like patting or clapping, compared to 打 which can mean hit.
contrast
接
jiē
catch; answer (phone)
打 can mean to make a call, while 接 means to answer or receive a call.