打喷嚏
Old HSK 5
打喷嚏 (dǎpēntì) · to sneeze
打喷嚏 (dǎpēntì) means “to sneeze”. It is written with 3 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 喷 (to blow) + 嚏 (to sneeze). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 打喷嚏 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)
喷 pēn · to blow
What 喷 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 贲bì — to forge ahead
- 卉huì — general term for plants
- 十 — ten
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 卉huì — general term for plants
嚏 tì · to sneeze
What 嚏 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 疐zhì — to fall
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
他感冒了，一直打喷嚏。Tā gǎnmào le, yìzhí dǎpēntì.He has a cold and keeps sneezing.
我一闻到花就打喷嚏。Wǒ yī wén dào huā jiù dǎpēntì.I sneeze as soon as I smell flowers.
Questions about 打喷嚏
What does 打喷嚏 mean?
打喷嚏 (dǎpēntì) means “to sneeze”.
How do you pronounce 打喷嚏?
打喷嚏 is pronounced dǎpēntì.
Which HSK level is 打喷嚏?
打喷嚏 is in 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
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 打败dǎbàito defeat
Learn 打喷嚏 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.