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打出 (dǎ chū) — to play (a card) in a card game; to put up, to display (a sign, slogan, or advertisement); to build, to establish (a reputation, brand, or name)

Definition

打出 is a verb-complement verb meaning 'to play out' or 'to put out' — the 出 adds the sense of producing or displaying something outward, used in contexts like card games (出牌), signs/advertisements, and building a reputation.

verb
to play (a card) in a card gameto put upto display (a sign, slogan, or advertisement)to buildto establish (a reputation, brand, or name)

Examples

  • 打出。
    Tā zài yóu xì zhōng dǎ chū le yì zhāng wáng pái.
    He played a trump card in the game.
  • 打出。
    Gōng sī dǎ chū le yí gè xīn pǐn pái de guǎng gào.
    The company ran an advertisement for a new brand.
  • 打出。
    Tā tōng guò nǔ lì dǎ chū le zì jǐ de míng shēng.
    Through hard work he built his own reputation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

打dǎhit/play
出chūout

“打出” combines “打” for playing or putting up with “出” for out, for playing or displaying something out.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng打dǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

打 uses 扌, a hand, to show an action done with the hand, and 丁 to give the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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