打方向

dǎ fāngxiàng

verb

Meanings

1 to turn the steering wheel
2 to steer

Characters

to hit / work (light verb)

Examples

看到线了就往右打方向。

Kàndào xiàn le jiù wǎng yòu dǎ fāngxiàng.

Once you see the line, turn the wheel right.

教练一直喊:打方向,打方向!

Jiàoliàn yīzhí hǎn: dǎ fāngxiàng, dǎ fāngxiàng!

The instructor kept yelling: turn the wheel, turn the wheel!

Tips

usage

Short for 打方向盘 (turn the steering wheel). Core phrase in driving-school vocab alongside 换挡 (shift gears) and 踩刹车 (hit the brake). Also: 回方向 = straighten the wheel back.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

方 fāng

向 xiàng