打仗
Old HSK 6
打仗 (dǎzhàng) · to fight a war
打仗 (dǎzhàng) means “to fight a war; to go into battle”. It is written with 2 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 仗 (1to rely upon). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 打仗 is built
The characters
打 dǎ · to play (ball)
What 打 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 丁 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
仗 zhàng · 1to rely upon
What 仗 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 丈zhàng — gentleman
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — and
Example sentences
历史书里写了很多打仗的故事。Lìshǐ shū lǐ xiě le hěnduō dǎzhàng de gùshi.History books contain many stories of wars.
谁也不希望打仗。Shéi yě bù xīwàng dǎzhàng.No one wants war.
Questions about 打仗
What does 打仗 mean?
打仗 (dǎzhàng) means “to fight a war; to go into battle”.
How do you pronounce 打仗?
打仗 is pronounced dǎzhàng.
Which HSK level is 打仗?
打仗 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 打球dǎqiúto play ball
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 打算dǎsuànto plan
- 打印dǎyìnto print
- 打破dǎpòto break
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 打败dǎbàito defeat
Learn 打仗 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.