CHARACTERS / DA
“da” is 6 characters.
Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.
- 大dàbigHSK 1 · TONE 4
- 打dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘 "to hold an umbrella", 打電話 "to make a phone call", 打針 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打氣 "to inflate")HSK 1 · TONE 3
- 答dáto answerHSK 3 · TONE 2
- 达dáto attainHSK 5 · TONE 2
- 搭dāto put upHSK 6 · TONE 1
- 瘩dásoreHSK 6 · TONE 2