打雷
HSK 4 (2021)
打雷 (dǎléi) · to thunder
打雷 (dǎléi) means “to thunder; thunder”. It is written with 2 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 雷 (thunder). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 打雷 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)
雷 léi · thunder
What 雷 is made of
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A storm 雨 over the fields 田 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
外面打雷了。Wàimiàn dǎléi le.It's thundering outside.
打雷的时候别在树下站着。Dǎléi de shíhou bié zài shùxià zhàn zhe.Don't stand under a tree when it's thundering.
Questions about 打雷
What does 打雷 mean?
打雷 (dǎléi) means “to thunder; thunder”.
How do you pronounce 打雷?
打雷 is pronounced dǎléi.
Which HSK level is 打雷?
打雷 is in HSK 4 (2021).
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 打雷 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.