Usage of the character 打

(of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc

dǎxí

打席

[打席]

(baseball) plate appearance (PA)

dǎdǐ

打底

[打底]

to lay a foundation (also fig.)
to make a first sketch
to eat sth before drinking
to apply an undercoat

dǎlài

打赖

[打賴]

to deny
to disclaim
to disavow

dǎchái

打柴

[打柴]

to chop firewood
to gather firewood

dǎjìn

打进

[打進]

to breach
to invade

dǎzhuàn

打转

[打轉]

to spin
to rotate
to revolve

dǎcall

打call

[打call]

(slang) to cheer sb on
to show one's support
("call" is pronounced approximately like English "call")

dǎdiàozhēn

打吊针

[打吊針]

to put sb on an intravenous drip

dǎqiánzhàn

打前站

[打前站]

to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc)
(military) to dispatch an advance party

dǎbǎshi

打把势

[打把勢]

drill (in sword play)
to thrash around
to demonstrate gymnastic skills
to solicit financial help (in an indirect way)
to show off

sūdáshuǐ

苏打水

[蘇打水]

soda drink (loanword)

dǎgōngrén

打工人

[打工人]

worker

dǎyěpào

打野炮

[打野炮]

(slang) to have sex outdoors or in a public place

dǎdǐkù

打底裤

[打底褲]

leggings

pàodǎfěn

泡打粉

[泡打粉]

baking powder

dǎguānqiāng

打官腔

[打官腔]

to talk officiously
to assume the air of a functionary
to talk in official jargon

xīshēngdǎ

牺牲打

[犧牲打]

sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)

dǎzhuāngjī

打桩机

[打樁機]

pile driver (machinery)

dǎxiàshǒu

打下手

[打下手]

to act in a supporting role
fig. to play second fiddle

dǎhāqian

打哈欠

[打哈欠]

to yawn

dǎhūlu

打呼噜

[打呼嚕]

to snore

dǎyìnjī

打印机

[打印機]

printer

dǎbiāngǔ

打边鼓

[打邊鼓]

to echo what sb said
to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)

dǎgǔjī

打谷机

[打穀機]

threshing machine

dǎdǔnr

打盹儿

[打盹兒]

erhua variant of 打盹 (dǎdǔn)

gāndǎlěi

干打垒

[乾打壘]

rammed earth
adobe house

Jìndǎ Hé

近打河

[近打河]

Kinta River in Perak, Malaysia

dǎyǎmí

打哑谜

[打啞謎]

to talk in riddles

dǎhēqiàn

打呵欠

[打呵欠]

to yawn

dǎdùnr

打顿儿

[打頓兒]

erhua variant of 打頓／打顿 (dǎdùn)

dǎjīlü

打击率

[打擊率]

batting average (baseball etc)

dǎpēntì

打喷嚏

[打噴嚏]

to sneeze

ōudǎzuì

殴打罪

[毆打罪]

assault and battery (law)

dǎzuòpō

打坐坡

[打坐坡]

(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward
(of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward; (fig.) to dig one's heels in

dǎgǔcháng

打谷场

[打穀場]

threshing floor

dǎqìtǒng

打气筒

[打氣筒]

bicycle pump

dǎyuánchǎng

打圆场

[打圓場]

to help to resolve a dispute
to smooth things over

xiǎosūdá

小苏打

[小蘇打]

baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
Taiwan pr. (xiǎosudǎ)

bùdǎjǐn

不打紧

[不打緊]

unimportant
not serious
it doesn't matter
never mind

dǎlièqie

打趔趄

[打趔趄]

to trip
to miss a step
to slip

dǎkēshuì

打瞌睡

[打瞌睡]

to doze off

dǎshǒuqiāng

打手枪

[打手槍]

to masturbate

dǎbuguò

打不过

[打不過]

to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb)

dǎduìzhàng

打对仗

[打對仗]

to compete

dǎbāopiào

打包票

[打包票]

to vouch for
to guarantee

dǎzhékòu

打折扣

[打折扣]

to give a discount
to be of less value than anticipated

dǎjiǎqiú

打假球

[打假球]

game-fixing
to fix games

dǎlèitái

打擂台

[打擂臺]

(old) to fight on the leitai
(fig.) to enter a contest

běnlěidǎ

本垒打

[本壘打]

home run (baseball)

dǎduōsuo

打哆嗦

[打哆嗦]

to tremble
to shiver (of cold)
to shudder

dǎpìgu

打屁股

[打屁股]

to spank sb's bottom

dǎyóushī

打油诗

[打油詩]

humorous poem
limerick

dǎshǒuyǔ

打手语

[打手語]

to use sign language

dǎshuǐpiāo

打水漂

[打水漂]

to skip stones (on water)
(coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment

dǎyìngǎo

打印稿

[打印稿]

printout
hard copy

dǎrǎole

打扰了

[打擾了]

sorry to interrupt you, but ...
sorry to have bothered you
sorry, I have to go
(slang) (coined c. 2017) used facetiously to terminate a conversation (esp. online) when the other person is being insufferable

dǎhuǒjī

打火机

[打火機]

lighter
cigarette lighter

dǎxuánr

打旋儿

[打旋兒]

erhua variant of 打旋 (dǎxuán)

dǎjiāodào

打交道

[打交道]

to come into contact with
to have dealings

dǎgǎozi

打稿子

[打稿子]

to produce a draft manuscript

dǎyǎyǔ

打哑语

[打啞語]

to use sign language

dǎkǒngqì

打孔器

[打孔器]

hole puncher

dǎyězhàn

打野战

[打野戰]

see 打野炮 (dǎyěpào)

dǎyìntóu

打印头

[打印頭]

print head

dǎchángtú

打长途

[打長途]

to make a long distance call

dǎdiàopíng

打吊瓶

[打吊瓶]

to put sb on an intravenous drip

dǎguānhuà

打官话

[打官話]

to talk officiously
to assume the air of a functionary
to talk in official jargon

dǎpūkè

打扑克

[打撲克]

to play cards
to play poker

dǎdǐzi

打底子

[打底子]

to sketch
to draft
to lay the foundation

quánlěidǎ

全垒打

[全壘打]

home run (baseball)

dǎláihuí

打来回

[打來回]

to make a round trip
a return journey

dǎtōngxiāo

打通宵

[打通宵]

to spend the whole night

dǎzìjī

打字机

[打字機]

typewriter

dǎgēntou

打跟头

[打跟頭]

to turn a somersault
to turn head over heels

dǎdǎngchē

打档车

[打檔車]

(Tw) manual transmission motorcycle (usually denotes a traditional-style motorcycle, as opposed to a scooter)

dǎdǔnr

打趸儿

[打躉兒]

to buy wholesale

dǎyájì

打牙祭

[打牙祭]

to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)

dǎyóujī

打游击

[打游擊]

to fight as a guerilla
(fig.) to live or eat at no fixed place

diēdǎyào

跌打药

[跌打藥]

liniment

dǎzhāohu

打招呼

[打招呼]

to greet sb by word or action
to give prior notice

dǎxuězhàng

打雪仗

[打雪仗]

to have a snowball fight

dǎdànqì

打蛋器

[打蛋器]

egg beater

dǎpāizi

打拍子

[打拍子]

to beat time

dǎduǎnr

打短儿

[打短兒]

casual labor
to work for a bit

dǎkǒngkǎ

打孔卡

[打孔卡]

(computing) punch card

dǎguānsi

打官司

[打官司]

to file a lawsuit
to sue
to dispute

jīngdǎguāng

精打光

[精打光]

with absolutely nothing
completely broke

dǎchìbó

打赤膊

[打赤膊]

to bare one's chest
bare-chested

dǎguānggùn

打光棍

[打光棍]

to live as bachelor

dǎbiānlú

打边炉

[打邊爐]

(Cantonese) to eat hot pot
hot pot

sūdáfěn

苏打粉

[蘇打粉]

baking soda

dǎlěngzhan

打冷战

[打冷戰]

to shiver
to shudder

dǎmènléi

打闷雷

[打悶雷]

(coll.) to wonder secretly
to make wild conjectures

dǎtiānxià

打天下

[打天下]

to seize power
to conquer the world
to establish and expand a business
to carve out a career for oneself

dǎmáifu

打埋伏

[打埋伏]

to lie in wait
to ambush
to conceal sth

dǎbáitiáo

打白条

[打白條]

to write an IOU or promissory note

dǎzuǐba

打嘴巴

[打嘴巴]

to slap

dǎfēnshù

打分数

[打分數]

to grade (a student's work); to rate (sb's performance); to give a score

dǎhéngpào

打横炮

[打橫炮]

to butt in
to interfere
to make things difficult

dǎbutōng

打不通

[打不通]

cannot get through (on phone)

dǎchìjiǎo

打赤脚

[打赤腳]

to bare the feet

dǎdìpù

打地铺

[打地鋪]

to make one's bed on the floor

dǎkǒngzuàn

打孔钻

[打孔鑽]

auger
drill

dǎjiàngyóu

打酱油

[打醬油]

to buy soy sauce
it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")

dǎhāha

打哈哈

[打哈哈]

to joke
to laugh insincerely
to make merry
to talk irrelevantly

dǎ'ěrguāng

打耳光

[打耳光]

to slap on the face
to box sb's ears

dǎcéngcì

打层次

[打層次]

to get one's hair layered

lánmǔdǎ

兰姆打

[蘭姆打]

lambda (Greek letter Λλ)

dǎjīxuè

打鸡血

[打雞血]

lit. to inject chicken blood
(coll.) extremely excited or energetic (often used mockingly)

dǎsuànpán

打算盘

[打算盤]

to compute on the abacus
(fig.) to calculate
to plan
to scheme

dǎbǎshi

打把式

[打把式]

variant of 打把勢／打把势 (dǎbǎshi)

wǔdǎyī

五打一

[五打一]

to masturbate (slang)

dǎhuǒshí

打火石

[打火石]

flint

dǎfēijī

打飞机

[打飛機]

(slang) (of a male) to masturbate; to jerk off

dǎchánggōng

打长工

[打長工]

to work as long-term hired hand

dǎbǎopiào

打保票

[打保票]

to vouch for
to guarantee

dǎjiāoqiāng

打胶枪

[打膠槍]

sealant gun
glue gun

dǎgōngzǎi

打工仔

[打工仔]

young worker
employee
young male worker

dǎgōngmèi

打工妹

[打工妹]

young female worker

dǎdiànhuà

打电话

[打電話]

to make a telephone call

dǎzìyuán

打字员

[打字員]

typist

kǔdiédǎ

苦迭打

[苦迭打]

coup d'état (loanword)

dǎgùnzi

打棍子

[打棍子]

to bludgeon
to hit with a big stick

dǎduìtái

打对台

[打對台]

to compete
to rival

dǎchōngfēng

打冲锋

[打衝鋒]

to lead the charge

dǎgér

打嗝儿

[打嗝兒]

erhua variant of 打嗝 (dǎgé)

dǎgōugōu

打勾勾

[打勾勾]

see 拉鉤／拉钩 (lāgōu)

dǎdiǎndī

打点滴

[打點滴]

to put sb on an intravenous drip

dǎtǐngr

打挺儿

[打挺兒]

to arch one's body and fling one's head back

dǎchūshǒu

打出手

[打出手]

to fling back weapons hurled at one by attackers (acrobatic performance in Chinese opera)
to come to blows
to start a fight

duǎndǎban

短打扮

[短打扮]

shorts
tight-fitting clothes

wǔdǎpiàn

武打片

[武打片]

action movie
kungfu movie

dǎtìpen

打嚏喷

[打嚏噴]

to sneeze

dǎgézi

打格子

[打格子]

to draw a rectangular grid (e.g. of farmland)
to checker

dǎtàijí

打太极

[打太極]

to practice tai chi
(fig.) to avoid responsibility
to pass the buck

dǎfānshēnzhàng

打翻身仗

[打翻身仗]

to work hard towards a turnaround
to fight to reverse sth

zhúlándǎshuǐ

竹篮打水

[竹籃打水]

using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

yánlìdǎjī

严厉打击

[嚴厲打擊]

to strike a severe blow
to crack down
to take strong measures

zhǔdǎpǐnpái

主打品牌

[主打品牌]

flagship brand

dǎxiǎobàogào

打小报告

[打小報告]

(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb

dǎxiǎngmínghào

打响名号

[打響名號]

to become well-known

chuānzhuódǎbàn

穿着打扮

[穿著打扮]

style of dress
one's appearance

dǎmǎsàikè

打马赛克

[打馬賽克]

to censor an image
to pixelate

kuāndǎzhǎiyòng

宽打窄用

[寬打窄用]

to give oneself leeway (idiom)
to allow room for error

língdǎsuìqiāo

零打碎敲

[零打碎敲]

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

dǎcābiānqiú

打擦边球

[打擦邊球]

to bend the rules
to skirt around the issue

dǎdìngzhǔyi

打定主意

[打定主意]

to make up one's mind

dǎxīnyǎnli

打心眼里

[打心眼裡]

from the bottom of one's heart
heartily
sincerely

sǐchánlàndǎ

死缠烂打

[死纏爛打]

(coll.) to pester
to harass

mōpágǔndǎ

摸爬滚打

[摸爬滾打]

to go through challenging experiences
to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)

língqiāosuìdǎ

零敲碎打

[零敲碎打]

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

dǎcǎojīngshé

打草惊蛇

[打草驚蛇]

lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
to punish sb as a warning to others

Wǎngluòdǎshǒu

网络打手

[網絡打手]

see 網絡水軍／网络水军 ( Wǎngluòshuǐjūn)

qiāoqiāodǎdǎ

敲敲打打

[敲敲打打]

to make a continual banging sound
(fig.) to provoke with words

dǎmǎhuyǎn

打马虎眼

[打馬虎眼]

to play dumb
to slack off (idiom)

dǎtiěchènrè

打铁趁热

[打鐵趁熱]

strike the iron while it's hot (idiom)

bàodǎbùpíng

抱打不平

[抱打不平]

see 打抱不平 (dǎbàobùpíng)

gǔdǎbèisī

鼓打贝斯

[鼓打貝斯]

drum and bass (music genre)

dǎdehuǒrè

打得火热

[打得火熱]

(idiom) to be on very good terms with each other
to hit it off with sb
to be passionately in love with each other
to carry on intimately with
(of trading, conflict etc) to be in full swing

dǎzhìshíqì

打制石器

[打製石器]

(archaeology) chipped stone implement

liántīdàidǎ

连踢带打

[連踢帶打]

to kick and beat (idiom)

diēdǎsǔnshāng

跌打损伤

[跌打損傷]

injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc

wùdǎwùzhuàng

误打误撞

[誤打誤撞]

accidentally
to act before thinking

áidǎshòuqì

挨打受气

[挨打受氣]

to suffer bullying and beating (idiom)

chènhuǒdǎjié

趁火打劫

[趁火打劫]

lit. to loot a burning house (idiom)
fig. to take advantage of sb's misfortune

dǎgāo'ěrfū

打高尔夫

[打高爾夫]

to play golf

dǎdàohuífǔ

打道回府

[打道回府]

to go home (in a ceremonial procession)
to return home

bāodǎtiānxià

包打天下

[包打天下]

to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
not allow anyone else to have a look in

chénzhòngdǎjī

沉重打击

[沉重打擊]

to hit hard

sǎohuángdǎfēi

扫黄打非

[掃黃打非]

to eradicate pornography and illegal publications

dǎfāshíjiān

打发时间

[打發時間]

to pass the time

fēngchuīyǔdǎ

风吹雨打

[風吹雨打]

lit. windswept and battered by rain
to undergo hardship (idiom)

dǎgōngzuòyī

打躬作揖

[打躬作揖]

to bow respectfully with clasped hands
to beg humbly

jīngdǎxìsuàn

精打细算

[精打細算]

meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

dǎchéngpíngshǒu

打成平手

[打成平手]

to draw (a competition)
to fight to a standstill

Zhādǎ Yínháng

渣打银行

[渣打銀行]

Standard Chartered Bank

méijīngdǎcǎi

没精打彩

[沒精打彩]

listless
dispirited
washed out

bùdǎzìzhāo

不打自招

[不打自招]

to confess without being pressed
to make a confession without duress

héshangdǎsǎn

和尚打伞

[和尚打傘]

see 和尚打傘，無法無天／和尚打伞，无法无天 (héshangdǎsǎn,wúfǎwútiān)

quándǎjiǎotī

拳打脚踢

[拳打腳踢]

lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
fig. determined to sort out a problem

Gēdǎbālǔ

哥打巴鲁

[哥打巴魯]

Kota Bharu, city in Malaysia on border with Thailand, capital of Kelantan sultanate

dǎjiājiéshè

打家劫舍

[打家劫舍]

to break into a house for robbery (idiom)

dǎqíngmàqiào

打情骂俏

[打情罵俏]

to banter flirtatiously (idiom)

guānméndǎgǒu

关门打狗

[關門打狗]

lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard

léidǎbùdòng

雷打不动

[雷打不動]

not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable
to adhere rigidly to regulations
will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)

wújīngdǎcǎi

无精打采

[無精打采]

dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless
in low spirits
washed out

qiáozhuāngdǎbàn

乔装打扮

[喬裝打扮]

to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit

wāidǎzhèngzháo

歪打正着

[歪打正著]

to succeed by a lucky stroke

dǎgǒuqīzhǔ

打狗欺主

[打狗欺主]

to beat a dog and bully its owner
fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate

dǎjīyuèqì

打击乐器

[打擊樂器]

percussion instrument

dǎluòshuǐgǒu

打落水狗

[打落水狗]

lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
to hit sb when he's down

wéichéngdǎyuán

围城打援

[圍城打援]

to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops

dāndǎdúdòu

单打独斗

[單打獨鬥]

to fight alone (idiom)

dǎbáojiǎndāo

打薄剪刀

[打薄剪刀]

thinning scissors

dàdǎchūshǒu

大打出手

[大打出手]

to come to blows
to start a fight
(derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手 (dǎchūshǒu))

jīfēidàndǎ

鸡飞蛋打

[雞飛蛋打]

the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
a dead loss (idiom)

sūdábǐnggān

苏打饼干

[蘇打餅乾]

soda biscuit
cracker

dǎfùjìpín

打富济贫

[打富濟貧]

to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)

dǎgǒngzuòyī

打拱作揖

[打拱作揖]

to bow respectfully with clasped hands
to beg humbly

chènrèdǎtiě

趁热打铁

[趁熱打鐵]

to strike while the iron is hot

dǎxiǎngbír

打响鼻儿

[打響鼻兒]

(of a horse etc) to snort

dǎxiǎosuànpán

打小算盘

[打小算盤]

lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
concerned with petty interests
selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
bean counter

mǎndǎmǎnsuàn

满打满算

[滿打滿算]

taking everything into account (idiom)
when all is said and done

yánxíngkǎodǎ

严刑拷打

[嚴刑拷打]

torture
interrogation by torture

yīwǎngdǎjìn

一网打尽

[一網打盡]

lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
fig. to scoop up the whole lot
to capture them all in one go

dǎjī-bàofù

打击报复

[打擊報復]

to retaliate

dǎchéngyīpiàn

打成一片

[打成一片]

to merge
to integrate
to become as one
to unify together

xiǎodǎxiǎonào

小打小闹

[小打小鬧]

small-scale

qūdǎchéngzhāo

屈打成招

[屈打成招]

to obtain confessions under torture

jífùjídǎ

即付即打

[即付即打]

pay as you go

dǎtuìtánggǔ

打退堂鼓

[打退堂鼓]

lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
fig. to give up
to turn tail

chākēdǎhùn

插科打诨

[插科打諢]

to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
buffoonery

qǐngwùdǎrǎo

请勿打扰

[請勿打擾]

please do not disturb

chénghuǒdǎjié

乘火打劫

[乘火打劫]

to take advantage of sb's misfortune
to loot

yīpàodǎxiǎng

一炮打响

[一炮打響]

(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try

yíngtóudǎjī

迎头打击

[迎頭打擊]

to hit head on

wěnzhāwěndǎ

稳扎稳打

[穩扎穩打]

to go steady and strike hard (in fighting)
fig. steadily and surely

qiāodǎluógǔ

敲打锣鼓

[敲打鑼鼓]

lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb
a provocation

dǎhāhar

打哈哈儿

[打哈哈兒]

erhua variant of 打哈哈 (dǎhāha)

wújīngdǎcǎi

无精打彩

[無精打彩]

dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality
not lively

gǎndǎgǎnchōng

敢打敢冲

[敢打敢衝]

courageous and daring

sākēdǎhùn

撒科打诨

[撒科打諢]

to intersperse comic dialogue (as they do in operas)

dǎrùlěnggōng

打入冷宫

[打入冷宮]

to snub
to consign to the trash heap of history

áidǎshòumà

挨打受骂

[挨打受罵]

to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom)

méijīngdǎcǎi

没精打采

[沒精打采]

listless
dispirited
washed out
also written 沒精打彩／没精打彩 (méijīngdǎcǎi)

dàodǎyīpá

倒打一耙

[倒打一耙]

lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒／猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記／西游记; fig. to counterattack
to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

dǎbàobùpíng

打抱不平

[打抱不平]

to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
to fight for justice
also written 抱打不平 (bàodǎbùpíng)

Yàluóshìdǎ

亚罗士打

[亞羅士打]

Alor Star city, capital of Kedah state in northwest Malaysia

dǎkāihuàxiázi

打开话匣子

[打開話匣子]

to start talking

ròubāozidǎgǒu

肉包子打狗

[肉包子打狗]

lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom)
fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet
to kiss sth goodbye

bùdǎbùchéngcái

不打不成才

[不打不成才]

spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

Dǎ Máquè Yùndòng

打麻雀运动

[打麻雀運動]

the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進／大跃进 ( Dàyuèjìn) aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

Zhōu Yúdǎ Huáng Gài

周瑜打黄盖

[周瑜打黃蓋]

fig. with the connivance of both sides
fig. by mutual consent
cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 ( Cáo Cāo) before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰／赤壁之战 ( Chìbìzhī Zhàn)

zàijiànquánlěidǎ

再见全垒打

[再見全壘打]

walk-off home run

yīgùnzidǎsǐ

一棍子打死

[一棍子打死]

to deal a single fatal blow
(fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error

dǎyìnfúwùqì

打印服务器

[打印服務器]

print server

dǎgāo'ěrfūqiú

打高尔夫球

[打高爾夫球]

to play golf

bùdǎbùchéngqì

不打不成器

[不打不成器]

spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

bùdǎbùxiāngshí

不打不相识

[不打不相識]

lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
no discord, no concord

Zhāngfēidǎ Yuèfēi

张飞打岳飞

[張飛打岳飛]

lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
fig. an impossible combination
an impossible turn of events (idiom)

qiāngdǎchūtóuniǎo

枪打出头鸟

[槍打出頭鳥]

the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
nonconformity gets punished

diǎnzhèndǎyìnjī

点阵打印机

[點陣打印機]

dot matrix printer

wǎngluòdǎyìnjī

网络打印机

[網絡打印機]

network printer

jīguāngdǎyǐnjī

激光打引机

[激光打引機]

laser printer

dàpàodǎwénzi

大炮打蚊子

[大炮打蚊子]

cannon fire to hit a mosquito
to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Léi Gōngdǎdòufu

雷公打豆腐

[雷公打豆腐]

the God of Thunder strikes bean curd
fig. to bully the weakest person
to pick on an easy target

jīguāngdǎyìnjī

激光打印机

[激光打印機]

laser printer

qídǎhāngrde

齐打夯儿地

[齊打夯兒地]

in unison and with one voice (dialect)

bùdǎbùchéngxiāngshí

不打不成相识

[不打不成相識]

don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

gèdǎwǔshídàbǎn

各打五十大板

[各打五十大板]

lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom)
fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike
to put the blame on both parties

zhuàngjīshìdǎyìnjī

撞击式打印机

[撞擊式打印機]

impact printer

dǎzhǒngliǎnchōngpàngzi

打肿脸充胖子

[打腫臉充胖子]

lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities

diǎnzhènshìdǎyìnjī

点阵式打印机

[點陣式打印機]

dot matrix printer

dǎgǒuháiděikànzhǔrén

打狗还得看主人

[打狗還得看主人]

lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him

dǎpòshāguōwèndàodǐ

打破砂锅问到底

[打破砂鍋問到底]

to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

gāndǎléi,bùxiàyǔ

干打雷，不下雨

[乾打雷，不下雨]

all thunder but no rain (idiom)
a lot of noise but no action

dǎkāitiānchuāngshuōliànghuà

打开天窗说亮话

[打開天窗說亮話]

(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush

chuànxíngdiǎnzhèndǎyìnjī

串行点阵打印机

[串行點陣打印機]

serial dot matrix printer

zhúlándǎshuǐ,yīchángkōng

竹篮打水，一场空

[竹籃打水，一場空]

using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

lǎoshǔguòjiē,rénrénhǎndǎ

老鼠过街，人人喊打

[老鼠過街，人人喊打]

lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
fig. everyone detests a lowlife

qiánméndǎhǔ,hòuméndǎláng

前门打虎，后门打狼

[前門打虎，後門打狼]

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

sāntiāndǎyú,liǎngtiānshàiwǎng

三天打鱼，两天晒网

[三天打魚，兩天曬網]

lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
fig. not to persevere in doing sth
to do sth by fits and starts

sāntiānbùdǎ,shàngfángjiēwǎ

三天不打，上房揭瓦

[三天不打，上房揭瓦]

three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
spare the rod, spoil the child

héshangdǎsǎn,wúfǎwútiān

和尚打伞，无法无天

[和尚打傘，無法無天]

lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮／发 (fà) vs 法 (fǎ))
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
lawless

dǎyībāzhang,gěigètiánzǎo

打一巴掌，给个甜枣

[打一巴掌，給個甜棗]