打喷嚏

打噴嚏

dǎpēntì

verb HSK 7-9 #14,346

Meanings

1 to sneeze

Characters

to hit; to do (action verb)

to spray; to spurt

Examples

HSK 3

我感冒了，一直打喷嚏。

Wǒ gǎnmào le, yìzhí dǎpēntì.

I have a cold and keep sneezing.

HSK 6

花粉过敏让他不停地打喷嚏。

Huāfěn guòmǐn ràng tā bùtíng de dǎpēntì.

Pollen allergy makes him sneeze non-stop.

Tips

culture

In Chinese folk belief, sneezing once means someone is thinking about you, sneezing twice means someone is talking about you, and three times means you have a cold.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

喷 pēn

嚏 tì