搭 (dā): to put up, to build (scaffolding), to hang (clothes on a pole)
搭 (dā) is a Chinese character meaning “to put up.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 荅 (phonetic). It ranks #1825 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 搭 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to put up
- to build (scaffolding)
- to hang (clothes on a pole)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 搭
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搭档verb | dā dàng | to cooperate |
| 搭讪 | dā shàn | to hit on someone |
| 勾搭verb | gōu da | to gang up |
| 搭乘verb | dā chéng | to ride as a passenger |
| 搭理verb | dā li | variant of 答理 |
| 搭话verb | dā huà | to talk |
| 老搭档 | lǎo dā dàng | longtime partner |
| 搭建verb | dā jiàn | to build (esp. with simple materials) |
| 搭救verb | dā jiù | to rescue |
| 搭载verb | dā zài | (of a vehicle) to carry (a passenger or payload) |
| 白搭verb | bái dā | no use |
| 搭车verb | dā chē | to ride (in a vehicle) |
| 搭界verb | dā jiè | an interface |
| 搭伴verb | dā bàn | travel with another |
| 搭伙verb | dā huǒ | to join up with sb |
搭 appears in 76 compound words: 66 as the first character, 12 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 搭 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
to throw one's arm around someone's shoulder; (figuratively) to be on intimate terms with one another
Example Sentences
请搭出你的证件，配合我们的工作。
qǐng dā chū nǐ de zhèng jiàn , pèi gě wǒ men de gōng zuò .
Please present your identification and cooperate with our work.
搭完邮轮有“离船症候群”?30-60岁女性...
dā wán yóu lún yǒu lí chuán zhèng hòu qún ? 3 0 6 0 suì nǚ xìng . . .
Have "disembarkation syndrome" after a cruise? Women aged 30-60...
主权卫星商机崛起 华通搭上热潮成大赢家
zhǔ quán wèi xīng shāng jī jué qǐ huá tōng dā shàng rè cháo chéng dà yíng jiā
The rise of sovereign satellite business opportunities Huatong has become a big winner on the boom
...闲服 9m88柯炜林演绎科技布料的日常穿搭
. . . xián fú 9 m 8 8 柯 炜 lín yǎn yì kē jì bù liào de rì cháng chuān dā
... Xianfu 9m88 Ke Weilin interprets the daily wear of technological fabrics
五杨高架男搭小黄情绪失控! 下车乱窜坠桥亡
wǔ yáng gāo jià nán dā xiǎo huáng qíng xù shī kòng ! xià chē luàn cuàn zhuì qiáo wáng
Wuyang elevated man and Xiao Huang lost control of their emotions! He got out of the car and ran wildly, fell off the bridge, and died
搭新干线遇孩童狂踢椅背 近7成日本人选择忍...
dā xīn gān xiàn yù hái tóng kuáng tī yǐ bèi jìn 7 chéng rì běn rén xuǎn zé rěn . . .
Nearly 70% of Japanese people choose to endure...
您真的点了地瓜片来搭配素食汉堡吗？
Nín zhēn de diǎn le dìguā piàn lái dāpèi sùshí hànbǎo ma?
Did you really order sweet potato fries to go with your veggie burger?
大家搭车要注意喔！
Dàjiā dāchē yào zhùyì ō!
Be careful when taking the taxi!
或者你必须搭这辆公车?
Huòzhě nǐ bìxū dā zhè liàng gōngchē?
Or do you have to take the bus?
汤姆搭公车去市区。
Tāngmǔ dā gōngchē qù shìqū.
Tom takes the bus to the city.
Character Family
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