Chinese words pronounced da (any tone) 26 words, in the 4 tones da is read in. dā (1st tone) 8 words 答(dā) bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 dá, used in 答应 dāying, 答理 dāli etc 搭(dā) to put up 嗒(dā) used in words that describe machine gunfire, the ticking of a clock or the clatter of horse hooves etc 哒(dā) (phonetic) 跶(dā) to stumble 答(dā) bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 dá, used in 答应 dāying, 答理 dāli etc 搭(dā) to put up 嗒(dā) used in words that describe machine gunfire, the ticking of a clock or the clatter of horse hooves etc 噠(dā) (phonetic) 躂(dā) to stumble All 8 words pronounced dā dá (2nd tone) 17 words 打(dá) dozen 达(dá) to attain 答(dá) to answer 鞑(dá) Tartar 沓(dá) classifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad 打(dá) dozen 達(dá) to attain 答(dá) to answer 韃(dá) Tartar 沓(dá) classifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad All 17 words pronounced dá dǎ (3rd tone) 1 words 打(dǎ) a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings 打(dǎ) a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings dà (4th tone) 2 words 大(dà) big 汏(dà) to wash 大(dà) big 汏(dà) to wash