打鼓
dǎ gǔ
Pinyin

Definition

打鼓
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dǎ gǔ
  1. to beat a drum
  2. to play a drum
  3. (fig.) to feel nervous

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打
dá
  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
打下
dǎ xià
  1. 1 to lay (a foundation)
  2. 2 to conquer (a city etc)
  3. 3 to shoot down (a bird etc)
打交道
dǎ jiāo dào
  1. 1 to come into contact with
  2. 2 to have dealings
打仗
dǎ zhàng
  1. 1 to fight a battle
  2. 2 to go to war
打倒
dǎ dǎo
  1. 1 to overthrow
  2. 2 to knock down
  3. 3 Down with ... !
打假
dǎ jiǎ
  1. 1 to fight counterfeiting
  2. 2 to expose as false
  3. 3 to denounce sb's lies
打伞
dǎ sǎn
  1. 1 to hold up an umbrella
打劫
dǎ jié
  1. 1 to loot
  2. 2 to rob
  3. 3 to plunder
  4. 4 to ransack
打动
dǎ dòng
  1. 1 to move (to pity)
  2. 2 arousing (sympathy)
  3. 3 touching
打包
dǎ bāo
  1. 1 to wrap
  2. 2 to pack
  3. 3 to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
  4. 4 to package (computing)
打卡
dǎ kǎ
  1. 1 (of an employee) to clock on (or off)
  2. 2 to punch in (or out)
打印
dǎ yìn
  1. 1 to print
  2. 2 to seal
  3. 3 to stamp
打印机
dǎ yìn jī
  1. 1 printer
打呼
dǎ hū
  1. 1 to snore
打呼噜
dǎ hū lu
  1. 1 to snore
打嗝
dǎ gé
  1. 1 to hiccup
  2. 2 to belch
  3. 3 to burp
打喷嚏
dǎ pēn tì
  1. 1 to sneeze
打压
dǎ yā
  1. 1 to suppress
  2. 2 to beat down

Idioms (20)

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
  1. 1 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
  2. 2 to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
乔装打扮
qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
  1. 1 to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
单打独斗
dān dǎ dú dòu
  1. 1 to fight alone (idiom)
围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
  1. 1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
  1. 1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
  2. 2 to allow room for error
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
  1. 1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
  2. 2 fig. an impossible combination
  3. 3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè
  1. 1 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
打富济贫
dǎ fù jì pín
  1. 1 to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)

Sample Sentences

不喜欢，但是我喜欢打鼓。
bù xǐhuan ，dànshì wǒ xǐhuan dǎgǔ 。
No, but I like to play the drums.
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然后敲锣打鼓。非常地有特色。
ránhòu qiāoluó dǎgǔ 。fēicháng fēichángde yǒu tèsè 。
And then play bells and drums. It's very distinctive.
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打鼓
dǎgǔ
to play drums
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不知道今晚邻居还会不会练习打鼓，我的心情真烦躁。
bù zhīdào jīnwǎn línjū hái huì bu huì liànxí dǎgǔ ，wǒ de xīnqíng zhēn fánzào 。
I'm not sure if my neighbor will be practicing drums again tonight or not. I'm so agitated.
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昨晚邻居练习打鼓直到十二点半，我没有睡好。
zuówǎn línjū liànxí dǎgǔ zhídào shí\'èr diǎn bàn ，wǒ méiyǒu shuì hǎo 。
Last night, my neighbor practiced drums until 12:30. I didn't sleep well.
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他又开始打鼓了！嗯？天哪，那是什么声音？
tā yòu kāishǐ dǎgǔ le ！ng4 ？tiānna ，nà shì shénme shēngyīn ？
He's playing the drums again! Huh? Oh, gosh. What's that sound?
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昨晚的打鼓练习很顺利，睡得也很好。
zuówǎn de dǎgǔ liànxí hěn shùnlì ，shuì de yě hěn hǎo 。
Drum practice went really smoothly last night, and I slept really well.
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今天一天都是好心情，晚上我要更热情地打鼓。
jīntiān yī tiān dōu shì hǎo xīnqíng ，wǎnshang wǒ yào gèng rèqíng de dǎgǔ 。
I've been in a good mood all day. Tonight, I'm going to play my drums with even more enthusiasm.
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不是。横吹的是笛子，竖吹的是箫。你再看那边，他们在打鼓！
bùshì 。héng chuī de shì dízi ，shù chuī de shì xiāo 。nǐ zài kàn nàbiān ，tāmen zài dǎgǔ ！
No. The one played horizontally is called a 'dizi' and the one played vertically is called a 'xiao'. Now look over there. They're playing the drums!
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