Chinese word

打架

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ jià

Meaning

  • verbfight

Example

孩子们不要打架。hái zi men bú yào dǎ jià

Children, don't fight.

Illustration for 打架 (fight)

More examples

他因为误会跟邻居打架了。tā yīn wèi wù huì gēn lín jū dǎ jià le

He fought with his neighbor because of a misunderstanding.

Core concept

People face one another in a physical clash instead of settling the matter with words.

Common phrases

  • 跟人打架gēn rén dǎ jià

    fight with someone

  • 和同学打架hé tóng xué dǎ jià

    fight with a classmate

Similar words

吵架chǎo jià: To have a loud verbal argument.
争执zhēng zhí: To argue because of different views or positions.
打斗dǎ dòu: To engage in a physical fight using fists or feet.

Definition in Chinese

指互相殴打或推搡，通常指实际动手的争斗。zhǐ hù xiāng ōu dǎ huò tuī sǎng tōng cháng zhǐ shí jì dòng shǒu de zhēng dòu

Word origin

打架 (dǎjià, "fight") combines 打 (dǎ, "hit") with 架 (jià, "fight"), so its form points to a bodily confrontation.

Usage tips

  • The person involved is commonly introduced with 跟 (gēn, "with") or 和 (hé, "with"), giving learners a useful subject-plus-with-plus-person pattern.

Other meanings

  • fistfightverb
  • brawlverb

Opposites

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