打
dǎ
a 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|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate")
to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")
下雨的时候，他出门会打伞。
xià yǔ de shí hou，tā chū mén huì dǎ sǎn。
When it rains, he holds an umbrella when going out.
我需要打电话给妈妈，告诉她我到了。
wǒ xū yào dǎ diàn huà gěi mā ma，gào su tā wǒ dào le。
I need to make a phone call to mom to tell her I have arrived.
Words with 打
精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
开打
kāi dǎ
(of a sports competition or match) to commence
打气
dǎ qì
to inflate; to pump up
敲打
qiāo dǎ
to beat sb
打头阵
dǎ tóu zhèn
to take the lead
打招呼
dǎ zhāo hu
to greet sb by word or action
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
打动
dǎ dòng
to move (to pity)
打坐
dǎ zuò
to sit in meditation
打桩
dǎ zhuāng
to drive piles into
打爆
dǎ bào
to blow out
拍打
pāi da
to pat