自打

zìdǎ

preposition #17,757

Meanings

1 since (colloquial)

Characters

from (colloquial usage)

打 here doesn't mean 'hit' — it functions as 'from/since,' same as in 打哪儿来.

Examples

自打他走了以后，她就没笑过。

Zìdǎ tā zǒu le yǐhòu, tā jiù méi xiào guò.

Since he left, she hasn't smiled.

自打上次见面，已经过了三年了。

Zìdǎ shàng cì jiànmiàn, yǐjīng guò le sān nián le.

It's been three years since we last met.

Tips

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自打 is colloquial/dialectal, especially common in northern Chinese. The standard/written equivalent is 自从.

Stroke Order

自 zì

打 dǎ