打滑 (dǎ huá) — to slip; to slide (of wheels, tires, or surfaces losing traction)

Definition

verb
to slipto slide (of wheels, tires, or surfaces losing traction)

Examples

  • ,打滑。
    Xià yǔ tiān lù miàn hěn shī, kāi chē róng yì dǎ huá.
    On rainy days the road is wet, so driving easily leads to slipping.
  • 打滑,。
    Lún tāi dǎ huá le, chē zi chà diǎn chōng jìn gōu lǐ.
    The tires slipped, and the car nearly went into a ditch.
  • ,打滑。
    Xuě dì shàng zǒu lù yào xiǎo xīn, hěn róng yì dǎ huá.
    Be careful walking on snowy ground — it's easy to slip.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

打dǎstrike; act

打 gives the idea of moving or acting, and 滑 adds the slipping sense.

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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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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
骨
骨gǔ滑huá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

滑 pairs 水 (water) with 骨, which gives the sound.

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