HSK 6 · Verbs

打架 dǎjià “to fight” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 打架 means

  1. to fight
  2. to come to blows
  3. to scuffle

Measure word 场 cháng · 一场打架 yì cháng dǎjià

How to say 打架

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale打dǎ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale架jià4th tone, falling

打架 in a sentence

  1. 你们为什么老打架？

    Nǐmen wèishénme lǎo dǎjià?

    Why are you two always fighting?

    Sentence #10002079 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他们不是在打架，而是在排练戏剧。

    Tāmen bú shì zài dǎjià, ér shì zài páiliàn xìjù.

    They aren’t fighting – they’re rehearsing a play.

    Sentence #2045075 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 打架解决不了问题。

    Dǎjià jiějué bu liǎo wèntí.

    Fighting won’t solve anything.

    Sentence #662794 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 打架 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 打 (dǎ) with each of its parts in a different colour
打dǎto hit; to strike
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 丁part of the characterSound part

Memory aidA hand 扌 striking a nail 丁: to hit. It is now used for many actions, such as 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) “to phone”.

The character 架 (jià) with each of its parts in a different colour
架jiàto support
  • 加to add to · jiāSound part
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 加 (jiā) hints at the sound. Compare it with jià.

How to write 打架

打 5 strokes · 架 9 strokes

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

Words related to 打架

Words with 打

打电话dǎ diànhuà · to make a phone call打dǎ · to hit打车dǎchē · to take a taxi (in town)打开dǎkāi · to open打篮球dǎlánqiú · to play basketball打扫dǎsǎo · to clean打算dǎsuàn · to plan打扮dǎban · to decorate打扰dǎrǎo · to disturb打印dǎyìn · to print (with a printer)

Words with 架

吵架chǎojià · to quarrel书架shūjià · bookshelf绑架bǎngjià · to kidnap框架kuàngjià · frame

More words: Common Verbs

达成dáchéng · to reach (an agreement)带领dàilǐng · to lead怠慢dàimàn · to neglect (a guest)打击dǎjī · to strike打量dǎliang · to size up捣乱dǎoluàn · to make trouble搭配dāpèi · to match瞪dèng · to stare

FAQs

打架 (dǎjià) means “to fight” or “to come to blows”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dǎjià: dǎ with a 3rd tone, then jià with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 打架 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 场 (cháng). For example, one to fight is 一场打架 (yì cháng dǎjià).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dajia with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 打架 from the suggestions. Typing dajia into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
打架 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.