打哈欠

dǎhāqiàn

verb #21,944

Meanings

1 to yawn

Characters

to make/to do (general action verb)

phonetic breath sound (ha-)

Examples

HSK 7-9

他不停地打哈欠，困得睁不开眼。

Tā bùtíng de dǎhāqiàn, kùn de zhēng bù kāi yǎn.

He kept yawning, too sleepy to keep his eyes open.

HSK 7-9

打哈欠会传染。

Dǎhāqiàn huì chuánrǎn.

Yawning is contagious.

Tips

memory

打哈欠 literally means 'to make a hā-qiàn sound'. The 哈 (hā) imitates the intake of breath, and 欠 (qiàn) means 'to lack/to owe', evoking the sense of 'owing' your body some rest. 打 is a versatile verb meaning 'to make/to do' in many compound actions.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

哈 hā

欠 qiàn