How to say “strike” in Chinese

打击
dǎjī

strike, crack down on

verb · HSK 6 · topic “State and law”

“Strike” in Chinese is 打击, dǎ jī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

打击 is read dǎ jī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

dǎ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
jī — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

打
dǎ — hit, strike

On the left, 扌 “hand”.

击
jī — hit, strike

打击 — to strike, 点击 — to click with a mouse.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “打击”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “strike” in Chinese?

“Strike” in Chinese is 打击, pinyin dǎjī.

What does 打击 mean?

打击 (dǎjī) means “strike, crack down on”.

How do you write 打击?

打击 is 2 characters: 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike; 击 (jī) — hit, strike. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 打击?

打击 is read dǎjī. Tones: dǎ — third tone, jī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“strike” in the lesson “Strictly prohibited”

This word is from the topic “State and law” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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