打猎 (dǎ liè) — to go hunting | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A verb-object phrase meaning 'to go hunting' (as an activity, not a profession). The verb 打 combines with 猎 to describe the action of hunting animals.

verb

to go hunting

Examples

打猎。
Wǒ men míng tiān qù shān lǐ dǎ liè ba.
Let's go hunting in the mountains tomorrow.
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Tā qù nián zài dōng běi dǎ guò liǎng cì liè.
He went hunting twice in the northeast last year.
打猎。
Nǐ dǎ liè de shí hou yào zhù yì ān quán.
When you go hunting, be careful about safety.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

猎lièhunting

打 'do' and 猎 'hunting' combine to mean engage in hunting.

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.

扌丁打

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

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.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

昔

昔xī猎liè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 猎, the left part 犬 means dog and the right part 昔 provides the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6 Outdoor Recreation

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