HSK 6 · Verbs

搭 dā “to put up” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 搭 means

  1. to put up
  2. to build
  3. to travel by
  4. to hang
  5. to build (scaffolding)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to hang (clothes on a pole)
  • to connect
  • to join
  • to arrange in pairs

How to say 搭

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale搭dā1st tone, high and level

搭 in a sentence

  1. 我们搭了帐篷。

    Wǒmen dā le zhàngpeng.

    We put up the tent.

    Sentence #9779613 from Tatoeba

  2. 我搭地铁上学。

    Wǒ dā dìtiě shàngxué.

    I take the subway to school.

    Sentence #8795139 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我本来打算搭这辆公共汽车，但是很拥挤。

    Wǒ běnlái dǎsuàn dā zhè liàng gōnggòng qìchē, dànshì hěn yōngjǐ.

    I was going to take this bus, but it’s very crowded.

    Sentence #12373640 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 搭 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 搭 (dā) with each of its parts in a different colour
搭dāto put up
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 荅to answer · dāSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 荅 (dā) hints at the sound. Compare it with dā.

How to write 搭

搭 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

搭 (dā) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 搭 (dā). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 搭

Words with 搭

搭配dāpèi · to match搭档dādàng · partner

More words: Common Verbs

凑合còuhe · to make do窜cuàn · to flee摧残cuīcán · to ruin搓cuō · to rub (between the hands)打包dǎbāo · to pack up达成dáchéng · to reach (an agreement)带领dàilǐng · to lead怠慢dàimàn · to neglect (a guest)

FAQs

搭 (dā) means “to put up” or “to build”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dā: dā with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 搭 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type da with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 搭 from the suggestions. Typing da into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
搭 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.