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打 (daa2) — dozen in Cantonese

daaˊ²打
Mandarin Pinyin: da3 da2

Meaning of 打

noundozen
nounsmash
nounfrom; to; toward
noun{-- jp: daa2 | hp: da3 --}
nounmake, do, get, fetch, play, buy, etc.
noun{-- jp: daa1 | hp: da2 --}
nounstrike; hit; beat
nounfight; attack

Example Sentences with 打

你打字打得很快呀！
You type very fast!
你今日打算去邊度呀？
Where do you plan on going today?
噙晚你打過電話畀我
Last night you phoned me.
乘務員用剪票夾在我們的車票上打孔。
The train conductor punched our tickets.
我的朋友在一個中學打工。
My friend has a part-time job at a high school.
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Words Containing 打

半打bun3 daa1
Half a dozen - six of something, one dozen (一打) being twelve things.
打火機daa2 fo2 gei1
lighter
自打嘴巴zi6 daa2 zeoi2 baa1
slap one's own face
打比daa2 bei2
derby (as in a competition or race)
毒打duk6 daa2
beat brutally
打鼾daa2 hon4
to snore | Syn.: 打呼 | 粵: 打鼻鼾
打簿daa2 bou2
update a passbook; get a bank statement
打banddaa2 band
to play in a band
沉重打擊cam4 zung6 daa2 gik1
to hit hard
打工仔daa2 gung1 zai2
working-class people; a junior employee
周打zau1 daa2
chowder (as a loanword)
天打雷劈tin1 daa2 leoi4 pek3
damned, condemned, lightening-stricken after breaking one's vow

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