打井 (dá) — to dig a well; to drill a well
Definition
Separable verb meaning 'to dig/drill a well' — a fixed activity, not something you swap objects on. Insert 一口 +井 between 打 and the rest: 打了一口井.
verb
to dig a wellto drill a well
Examples
- 打井。Tā men zài cūn hòu dá.They are digging a well behind the village.
- 。Qù nián zhè lǐ dǎ le yì kǒu shēn jǐng.Last year they drilled a deep well here.
- 。Dǎ jǐng xū yào zhuān yè shè bèi.Drilling a well requires professional equipment.
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