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打 (dá): (loanword) dozen

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HSK 7preposition

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: (loanword) dozen
Characters: 1
Part of speech: preposition
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 5
Radical: 扌
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

dá

(loanword) dozen
Taiwan pr. [da3]

dǎ

a semantically light
to hit, strike, beat
to play (a sport or game)
to make (a phone call)
to type, to light, to open, etc. (in various compounds)

Chinese explanation

量词，十二个为一打，是英语 dozen 的音译
多用于计量鸡蛋、铅笔、玫瑰等成组的东西，例如一打鸡蛋、两打铅笔。

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Example sentences

He hit the table.

I play ball every afternoon.

Please call me.

A dozen eggs is twelve.

He is typing on the computer.

It's raining, let's take a taxi.

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