đánh

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *taːɲʔ; cognate with Muong đénh. Related to Chinese 打 (MC taengX|tengX, “to hit, to strike”) (SV: đả).

Pronunciation

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Verb

đánh • (打, 𢱏)

1. to strike, usually with your palms or a weapon; to strike, to smack, to whack, to bash, to hit, to beat, to assault, etc.; compare gõ (“to hit with the side of the fist, with the knuckles, or with the fingertips”), đấm (“to punch”) and đá (“to kick”)

   Synonym: đập

   đánh đòn ― to give (your child) a beating

   đánh trống thổi kèn ― (of a parade) to beat drums and blow trumpets

2. (sports, board games, card games, gambling) to play a game that involves striking or slamming with your hands or something you hold; compare đá (“to kick; to play a sport that involves kicking”)

   Synonym: chơi

   đánh cầu lông/bóng chuyền/bóng chày ― to play badminton/volleyball/baseball

   đánh/chơi cờ/bài ― to play a board game/cards

   đánh bạc ― to gamble

3. (music) to play (a non-wind instrument); compare thổi (“to play/blow (a wind instrument)”)
4. to type on a typewriter or computer keyboard

   đánh văn bản ― to type some text

5. to rub continuously on the surface of something until it's clean or shiny

   đánh răng ― to brush one's teeth

   đánh bóng ― to rub until something becomes shiny; to polish up (reputation)

   đánh giày ― to polish shoes

6. (fishing) to fish with a net or a trap; compare câu (“to fish with a rod”)

   đánh (bắt) cá/thuỷ sản/hải sản ― to fish fish/seafood

7. (colloquial) to enjoy some eating or resting

   Làm xong đánh 2 bát cơm rồi đánh 1 giấc.

   After I'm done, I'm gonna demolish 2 rice bowls and then hit the hay for a power nap.

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