打听
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
打听 (dǎting) · to ask about
打听 (dǎting) means “to ask about; to find out”. It is written with 2 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 听 (to listen). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 打听 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)
听 tīng · to listen
What 听 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: Words 口 reaching an ear 斤 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我去打听一下。Wǒ qù dǎting yīxià.I'll go and ask around.
你能帮我打听他的电话吗？Nǐ néng bāng wǒ dǎting tā de diànhuà ma?Can you help me find out his phone number?
Questions about 打听
What does 打听 mean?
打听 (dǎting) means “to ask about; to find out”.
How do you pronounce 打听?
打听 is pronounced dǎting.
Which HSK level is 打听?
打听 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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
- 打败dǎbàito defeat
- 打雷dǎléito thunder
Learn 打听 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.