打扰
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
打扰 (dǎrǎo) · to disturb
打扰 (dǎrǎo) means “to disturb; to bother; to trouble”. It is written with 2 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 扰 (to poke). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 打扰 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)
扰 rǎo · to poke
What 扰 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 尤yóu — especially
- 尢yóu — weak
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 尢yóu — weak
Example sentences
对不起，打扰一下。Duìbuqǐ, dǎrǎo yīxià.Sorry to bother you.
他在学习，别打扰他。Tā zài xuéxí, bié dǎrǎo tā.He is studying, don't disturb him.
Questions about 打扰
What does 打扰 mean?
打扰 (dǎrǎo) means “to disturb; to bother; to trouble”.
How do you pronounce 打扰?
打扰 is pronounced dǎrǎo.
Which HSK level is 打扰?
打扰 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
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 打扰 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.