HSK 3 · Communication & Mail

打听

dǎ ting

to ask about

Stroke order of 打听

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

打 · 5 strokes 听 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

打 is a hand 扌 striking, and 听 is a mouth 口 with an axe 斤: strike with a mouth to listen.

Parts: 打: 扌 + 丁; 听: 口 + 斤, hear

The characters in 打听

打 dǎ — to hit; to play (a sport) (5 strokes)
听 tīng — to listen; to hear (7 strokes)

Example sentence

我想打听一下这件事。

I'd like to ask about this matter.

Words with 打

打电话to make a phone call 打车to take a taxi 打开to open; to turn on 打球to play ball 打to hit; to play (a sport)打印to print 打工to do odd jobs; to work part-time 打算to plan; plan 打篮球to play basketball 打破to break 打扫to clean; to sweep

Words with 听

听写dictation; to write from dictation 好听pleasant to hear 听to listen; to hear 听见to hear 听到to hear 听讲to attend a lecture 听说to hear (it said)难听unpleasant to hear 听力listening ability 收听to listen to (radio)听众audience; listeners

More words: Communication & Mail

交流to communicate; exchange 联系to contact; connection 通信to correspond; communication 电子邮件email 邮件mail; email 邮箱mailbox; email box 邮票stamp 信封envelope 发送to send 消息news; message 传to pass on; to spread 传播to spread; to broadcast 话题topic of conversation 传说legend; it is said 据说it is said

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