打下 [－－]

Jyutping daa2 haa6
Pinyin dǎ xià

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to lay (a foundation)
  2. to conquer (a city etc)
  3. to shoot down (a bird etc)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to lay (a foundation)
    • 打下基礎
      打下基础
      dǎ xià jī chǔ
      to lay the foundation
  2. verb
    to conquer; to overcome
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    两个麻甩佬打下拳头交啫，又冇擸架生，少少皮外伤啫。口头警告算啦，唔使返差馆咁麻烦。
    兩個麻甩佬打下拳頭交啫，又冇擸架生，少少皮外傷啫。口頭警告算啦，唔使返差館咁麻煩。
    loeng5 go3 maa1 lat1 lou2 daa2 haa5 kyun4 tau4 gaau1 ze1, jau6 mou5 laap3 gaa3 caang1, siu2 siu2 pei4 ngoi6 soeng1 ze1. hau2 tau4 ging2 gou3 syun3 laa1, m4 sai2 faan1 caai1 gun2 gam3 maa4 faan4
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    佢惯咗打西拳，规例系唔准打下体，所以佢挡唔到𠮶下猴子偷桃。
    佢慣咗打西拳，規例係唔准打下體，所以佢擋唔到嗰下猴子偷桃。
    keoi5 gwaan3 zo2 daa2 sai1 kyun2, kwai1 lai6 hai6 mm4 zeon2 daa2 haa6 tai2, so2 ji5 keoi5 dong2 mm4 dou2 go2 haa5 hau4 zi2 tau1 tou4
    • He is used to play western style boxing, the rules said no attack on genital organ, that's why he couldn't handle that sneak attack on his scrotum.
  3. Cantonese
    好多老人家都钟意同朋友打下牌解闷。
    好多老人家都鍾意同朋友打下牌解悶。
    hou2 do1 lou5 jan4 gaa1 dou1 zung1 ji3 tung4 pang4 jau5 daa2 haa5 paai2 gaai2 mun6.
    • The elderly plays Mahjong with friends to divert themselves from boredom.
  4. Cantonese
    睇见有咁多嘢未做，真系想乜都唔理打下机算。
    睇見有咁多嘢未做，真係想乜都唔理打下機算。
    tai2 gin3 jau5 gam3 do1 je5 mei6 zou6, zan1 hai6 soeng2 mat1 dou1 m4 lei5 daa2 haa5 gei1 syun3.
    • Looking at all the things that need to be done, I really want to put everything out of my mind and go play computer games instead.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    打下基础
    打下基礎
    dǎ xià jī chǔ
    • to lay the foundation
    • to lay a foundation
  2. Mandarin
    把飞机打下来
    把飛機打下來
    bǎ fēi jī dǎ xià lái
    • to shoot down an airplane
  3. Mandarin
    我需要有人在我旁边帮我打下手。
    我需要有人在我旁邊幫我打下手。
    wǒ xū yào yǒu rén zài wǒ páng biān bāng wǒ dǎ xià shǒu ．
    • I need someone by my side to help me.
  4. Mandarin
    这些地方，还不能说农民已得了政治的胜利，还须加劲作政治斗争，至地主权力被农民完全打下去为止。
    這些地方，還不能説農民已得了政治的勝利，還須加勁作政治鬥爭，至地主權力被農民完全打下去為止。
    zhè xiē dì fāng ， hái bù néng shuō nóng mín yǐ dé le zhèng zhì de shèng lì ， hái xū jiā jìn zuò zhèng zhì dòu zhēng ， zhì dì zhǔ quán lì bèi nóng mín wán quán dǎ xià qù wéi zhǐ ．
    • In such places it is still too early to say that the peasants have gained political victory; they must wage the political struggle more vigorously until the landlords' authority is completely smashed.