打BOSS (dǎBOSS): to fight a boss (in a video gam…

Meanings

1 to fight a boss (in a video game)
2 to take on a boss enemy

Characters

打

dǎ

to hit; fight

BOSS

boss enemy (English loan)

Examples

晚上一起打BOSS吗?

Wǎnshang yìqǐ dǎ BOSS ma?

Wanna fight the boss together tonight?

这个BOSS太难打,我们组队吧。

Zhè ge BOSS tài nán dǎ, wǒmen zǔduì ba.

This boss is too hard to fight — let's team up.

Tips

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Standard gamer slang. BOSS is read as English 'boss'. The 打 here means 'to fight/beat'. Compare 刷副本 (shuā fùběn, run a dungeon) and 升级 (shēngjí, level up). Heard constantly in MMORPG and ARPG voice chat.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

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