Word: 打 (dǎ, dá)

这局比赛打了两个小时。

Zhè jú bǐsài dǎle liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

This match lasted two hours.

这扇门打不开。

Zhè shàn mén dǎ bù kāi.

This door will not open.

这支球队今天打得很强势。

Zhè zhī qiúduì jīntiān dǎ de hěn qiángshì.

The team played powerfully today.

这门怎样都打不开。

Zhè mén zěnyàng dōu dǎ bù kāi.

The door won't open.

迫击炮打蚊子，小题大做

pǎijīpào dǎ wénzi, xiǎotídàzuò

firing a mortar at a mosquito: making a big fuss over a small matter

逢人便呼不亏本,舌头上面打个滚

féng rén biàn hū bù kuīběn,shétou shàngmiàn dǎ ge gǔn

greeting everyone costs no capital, just a roll of the tongue

遇到火灾打119。

Yùdào huǒzāi dǎ yìbǎiyìshíjiǔ.

In case of fire, dial 119.

那位将军在山里打仗打了三天。

Nà wèi jiāngjūn zài shān lǐ dǎzhàng dǎle sāntiān.

That general fought a battle in the mountains for three days.

那里有人打过架。

Nàli yǒurén dǎguò jià.

There was a fight.

邮件里的附件打不开。

Yóujiàn lǐ de fùjiàn dǎ bù kāi.

I can't open the attachment in the email.

重打锣,另开张

chóng dǎ luó,lìng kāizhāng

beat the gong again, open anew

金弹子打鸟儿，因小失大

jīn dànzi dǎ niǎor, yīnxiǎoshīdà

shooting birds with golden pellets: losing the big for the small

铁匠出身，光会打

tiějiang chūshēn, guāng huì dǎ

Trained as a blacksmith, he only knows how to hit

门后面的机关坏了，打不开。

Mén hòumian de jīguān huàile, dǎ bù kāi.

The mechanism behind the door is broken, so it won't open.

门打不开，只好用铁棍撬。

Mén dǎ bù kāi, zhǐhǎo yòng tiě gùn qiào.

The door wouldn't open, so we had to use an iron bar to force it.

隔山打隧道，里应外合

géshān dǎ suìdào, lǐyìngwàihé

boring a tunnel through a mountain from both sides: inside and outside meet

雷公不打笑脸人

Léigōng bù dǎ xiàoliǎn rén

the Thunder God doesn't strike a smiling face

需要我的时候就打给我吧。

Xūyào wǒ de shíhou jiù dǎ gěi wǒ ba.

Please call me up if you want me.

霜打了的杨树叶，蔫了

shuāng dǎle de Yáng shùyè, niānle

poplar leaves hit by frost: wilted

马勺吊起来当锣打，穷得丁零当啷响

mǎsháo diào qǐlai dàng luó dǎ, qióng de dīnglingdānglāng xiǎng

A ladle hung up and beaten as a gong: so poor it clangs

高射炮打蚊子，大材小用

gāoshèpào dǎ wénzi, dàcáixiǎoyòng

shooting a mosquito with an anti-aircraft gun: big material, small use

鱼篮子打水，处处是漏洞

yú lánzi dǎ shuǐ, chùchù shì lòudòng

drawing water with a fish basket: full of holes everywhere

鸡蛋是论打买的。

Jīdàn shì lùn dǎ mǎi de.

We buy eggs by the dozen.

麻秆儿打狼，两头害怕

mágǎnr dǎ láng, liǎngtóu hàipà

Hitting a wolf with a hemp stalk: both sides are afraid

黑熊打立正，一手遮天

hēixióng dǎ lìzhèng, yìshǒuzhētiān

a black bear standing at attention: one hand covers the sky

鼓不打不响，理不辩不明

gǔ bù dǎ bù xiǎng, lǐ bú biàn bùmíng

a drum doesn't sound unless struck, a principle isn't clear unless debated

鼓不打不响，钟不撞不鸣

gǔ bù dǎ bù xiǎng, zhōng bú zhuàng bù míng

a drum doesn't sound unless struck, a bell doesn't ring unless hit