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打靶 (dǎ bǎ) — to shoot at a target (in military or shooting practice)

Definition

打靶 (dǎbǎ) is a verb-object phrase meaning 'shoot at a target', almost always in military drill or target practice — not casual or sport shooting.

verb
to shoot at a target (in military or shooting practice)

Examples

  • 打靶。
    Shì bīng men měi tiān dōu zài cāo chǎng shàng dǎ bǎ.
    The soldiers practice target shooting on the training ground every day.
  • 。
    Jīn tiān shàng wǔ wǒ men dǎ le sān cì bǎ.
    We shot at the target three times this morning.
  • 打靶，。
    Dì yī cì dǎ bǎ de shí hou, wǒ duì zhǔn le hóng xīn.
    The first time I shot at the target, I aimed right at the bullseye.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

打dǎshoot/strike
靶bǎtarget

打 means to shoot or strike, 靶 is a target, so the action is shooting at a target.

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
革革gé
Sound part声符shēngfú
巴
巴bā靶bǎ
Same sound today

靶 is made from 革, which relates to the meaning, and 巴, which gives the sound.

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Appears in
Military & DefenseSports & Athletics

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