打
量

To size sb up in Chinese: 打量 (dǎ liang)

dǎ liang

to size sb up

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to size sb up
  2. 2to look sb up and down
  3. 3to take the measure of
  4. 4to suppose
  5. 5to reckon

Stroke order

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打
量

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄚˇ

dǎ

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

˙ㄌㄧㄤ

liang

˙/ neutral toneㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang

Example sentences

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  • 他上下打量了我一番。

    tā shàng xià dǎ liang le wǒ yì fān。

    He looked me up and down, sizing me up.

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Related words

打

dǎ

to beat

量

liáng

to measure

打扫

dǎ sǎo

to clean

打算

dǎ suàn

to plan

打扮

dǎ ban

to decorate

打扰

dǎ rǎo

to disturb

打印

dǎ yìn

to affix a seal

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

打针

dǎ zhēn

to give or have an injection

商量

shāng liang

to consult

数量

shù liàng

amount

质量

zhì liàng

quality

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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