a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 "since then")

to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on

to play ball; to play with a ball

to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation

to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

to break; to smash

to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated

to clean; to sweep