打量
Old HSK 6
打量 (dǎliang) · to look somebody up and down
打量 (dǎliang) means “to look somebody up and down; to size up”. It is written with 2 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 量 (to measure). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 打量 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)
量 liáng · to measure
What 量 is made of
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 里 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他上下打量着我。Tā shàngxià dǎliang zhe wǒ.He looked me up and down.
她仔细打量着这个房间。Tā zǐxì dǎliang zhe zhège fángjiān.She carefully looked around the room.
Questions about 打量
What does 打量 mean?
打量 (dǎliang) means “to look somebody up and down; to size up”.
How do you pronounce 打量?
打量 is pronounced dǎliang.
Which HSK level is 打量?
打量 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 打量 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.