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量dozen

♦ 一~铅笔 a dozen pencils

♦ 论~出售 sell by the dozen

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打[dǎ]
动

1. strike; hit; knock

♦ ~门 knock at the door

♦ ~稻子 thresh rice

♦ 钟~了十下。 The clock struck ten.

2. break; smash

♦ 我~了一个碗。 I broke a bowl.

♦ 窗玻璃~破了。 The windowpane is broken.

3. beat; fight; attack

♦ 不许~他! You mustn't beat him!

♦ 两个人~了起来。 The two men came to blows.

4. deal with sb. or sth.

♦ 打交道

♦ 打官司

5. construct; build

♦ ~坝 construct a dam

♦ ~田埂 build low ridges between paddy fields

6. make (articles of daily use or food)

♦ ~一把刀 forge a knife

♦ ~家具 make furniture

♦ ~烧饼 make sesame seed cakes

7. mix; stir; beat

♦ ~鸡蛋 beat eggs

♦ ~糨子 mix paste

8. tie up; pack

♦ ~行李 pack one's luggage; pack up

♦ ~成一捆 tie (things) up in a bundle

♦ ~裹脚 wind a puttee

9. knit; weave

♦ ~草鞋 weave straw sandals

♦ ~毛衣 knit a sweater

10. draw; paint; make a mark on

♦ ~方格儿 draw squares

♦ ~手印 put one's fingerprint on a document

♦ ~一个问号 put a question mark; put a query

11. spray; spread

♦ ~农药 spray insecticide

♦ 在地板上~蜡 wax the floor

12. open; dig

♦ ~井 dig (or sink) a well

♦ ~炮眼 drill a blasting hole

13. hold up; hoist; raise

♦ ~灯笼 carry a lantern

♦ ~伞 hold up an umbrella

♦ ~起精神来 raise one's spirits; cheer up

14. send; dispatch; project

♦ ~电报 send a telegram

♦ ~电话 make a phone call

♦ ~信号 give a signal; signal

♦ ~炮 fire a cannon

♦ ~手电 flash a torch

15. issue or receive (a certificate, etc.)

♦ ~介绍信 write a letter of introduction (for sb.); get a letter of introduction (from one's organization)

16. remove; get rid of

♦ ~蛔虫 take medicine to get rid of roundworms; take worm medicine

17. ladle; draw

♦ ~粥 ladle gruel

♦ ~一盆水 fetch a basin of water

♦ 从井里~水 draw water from a well

18. buy

♦ ~酱油 buy soy sauce (in a small quantity with one's own container)

♦ ~票 buy a (train, bus, etc.) ticket

19. catch; hunt

♦ ~鱼 catch fish

♦ ~鸟 shoot birds

♦ ~野鸭 go duck-hunting

20. gather in; collect; reap

♦ ~柴 gather firewood

♦ ~了八百斤麦子 get in 800 jin of wheat

21. estimate; calculate; reckon

♦ 成本~二百块钱 estimate (or reckon) the cost at 200 yuan

♦ 损耗已经~进去了。 Allowances have been made for damages.

22. work out

♦ ~草稿 work out a draft

23. do; engage in

♦ ~短工 work as a day or seasonal labourer; be a temporary worker

♦ ~夜班 go on night shift

24. play

♦ ~篮球 play basketball

♦ ~扑克 play cards

♦ ~秋千 have a swing

25. go through (some physical action)

♦ ~手势 make a gesture; gesticulate

♦ ~喷嚏 sneeze

♦ ~个跟斗 turn (or do) a somersault

26. adopt; use

♦ ~个比方 draw an analogy

27. (used to give a clue to the answer when setting a riddle)

♦ 画时圆, 写时方；寒时短, 热时长。——~一字。(谜底:日) When drawn it is round, but when written it is square; in cold weather it is short, and in hot weather long. — A character. (Answer: the character 日 “sun, day”)

介from; since

♦ ~那以后 since then

♦ 你~哪儿来？ Where have you come from?

♦ 他~门缝里往外看。 He looked out through the crack in the door.

♦ 他~心眼里感到高兴。 It warmed the cockles of his heart.

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