打散
dǎ sàn
Pinyin

Definition

打散
 - 
dǎ sàn
  1. to scatter
  2. to break sth up
  3. to beat (an egg)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打
dá
  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
打算
dǎ suàn
  1. 1 to plan
  2. 2 to intend
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 plan
  5. 5 intention
  6. 6 calculation
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
散
sàn
  1. 1 variant of 散[sàn]
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
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!
分散
fēn sàn
  1. 1 to scatter
  2. 2 to disperse
  3. 3 to distribute
失散
shī sàn
  1. 1 to lose touch with
  2. 2 missing
  3. 3 scattered
  4. 4 separated from
懒散
lǎn sǎn
  1. 1 inactive
  2. 2 careless
  3. 3 lazy
  4. 4 indolent
  5. 5 negligent
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

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
  1. 1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
  2. 2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
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
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!
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
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter
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)
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
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
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)

Sample Sentences

我们已是彼此生命中的过客，被淹没在各自时针和分针的颤动中，如同两条曾经相交的轨迹被打散，成了平行线。
wǒmen yǐ shì bǐcǐ shēngmìng zhōng de guòkè ，bèi yānmò zài gèzì shízhēn hé fēnzhēn de chàndòng zhōng ，rútóng liǎng tiáo céngjīng xiāngjiāo de guǐjī bèi dǎsàn ，chéng le píngxíngxiàn 。
We're already just passing travelers in each other's lives, we've been lost to the ticks of the minute and second hand, like two intersecting lines that have been dispersed into parallel lines.
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