打下 dǎ xià ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ daa2 haa6
- to lay (a foundation)
- to conquer (a city etc)
- to shoot down (a bird etc)
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打
- 单打 單打 dān dǎ ㄉㄢ ㄉㄚˇ daan1 daa2 singles (in sports)
- 打仗 dǎ zhàng ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄤˋ daa2 zoeng3 to fight a battle
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 打动 打動 dǎ dòng ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ daa2 dung6 to move (to pity)
- 打包 dǎ bāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠ daa2 baau1 to wrap; to pack
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- 打印 dǎ yìn ㄉㄚˇ ㄧㄣˋ daa2 jan3 to affix a seal
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 打岔 dǎ chà ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄚˋ daa2 caa3 interruption
- 打工 dǎ gōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ daa2 gung1 to work a temporary or casual job
- 打手 dǎ shou ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄕㄡ daa2 sau2 hired thug
- 打扮 dǎ ban ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄅㄢ daa2 baan6 to decorate
- 打折 dǎ zhé ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ daa2 zit3 to give a discount
- 打扫 打掃 dǎ sǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇ daa2 sou3 to clean
- 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄠ daa2 laau4 to salvage
- 打击 打擊 dǎ jī ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧ daa2 gik1 to hit
- 打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄖㄠˇ daa2 jiu5 to disturb
- 打搅 打攪 dǎ jiǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daa2 gaau2 to disturb; to trouble; to bother
- 打败 打敗 dǎ bài ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄞˋ daa2 baai6 to defeat
- 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ daa2 tyun5 to interrupt
- 打架 dǎ jià ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ daa2 gaa3 to fight
下
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 下列 xià liè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ haa6 lit6 the following; listed below
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
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- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 下场 下場 xià chang ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ haa6 coeng4 the end
- 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ haa6 zeoi6 (of objects) to fall
- 下属 下屬 xià shǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ haa6 suk6 subordinate
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ haa6 gong1 (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 下巴 xià ba ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ haa6 baa1 chin
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 下旬 xià xún ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ haa6 ceon4 last third of the month
- 下期 xià qī ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ haa6 kei4 next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 下棋 xià qí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
Idioms with these characters
- 挨打受骂 挨打受罵 ái dǎ shòu mà ㄞˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄚˋ ngaai4 daa2 sau6 maa6 to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)
- 挨打受气 挨打受氣 ái dǎ shòu qì ㄞˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄑㄧˋ ngaai4 daa2 sau6 hei3 to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)
- 棒打鸳鸯 棒打鴛鴦 bàng dǎ yuān yāng ㄅㄤˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄩㄢ ㄧㄤ paang5 daa1 jyun1 joeng1 (idiom) to cruelly separate lovers (esp. by family or societal pressure); to forcibly break up a couple against their will
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- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 插科打诨 插科打諢 chā kē dǎ hùn ㄔㄚ ㄎㄜ ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄣˋ caap3 fo1 daa2 wan6 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
- 趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié ㄔㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ can3 fo2 daa2 gip3 lit. to loot a burning house (idiom)
- 打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4 (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
- 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄜˊ daa2 cou2 geng1 se4 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- 打成一片 dǎ chéng yī piàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄢˋ daa2 sing4 jat1 pin3 (idiom) to become as one (with a particular group of people); to mix well; to bond
- 打得火热 打得火熱 dǎ de huǒ rè ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ daa2 dak1 fo2 jit6 (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī ㄉㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ dang2 ji4 haa6 zi1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ hon6 jyu4 jyu5 haa6 sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 兼济天下 兼濟天下 jiān jì tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 zai3 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to make everyone's lives better
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