打沙包

dǎshābāo
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to play beanbag dodgeball (a traditional children's game)
  2. 2 to hit the punching bag

Examples

HSK 2
Xiǎoshíhou xiàkè wǒmen zuì ài dǎshābāo.
When we were little, our favorite thing to do after class was play beanbag dodgeball.
HSK 6
Tā měitiān qù jiànshēnfáng dǎshābāo duànliàn.
He goes to the gym every day to train on the punching bag.

Tips

culture
The playground version: two throwers at each end of a rectangle throw a cloth beanbag (沙包, filled with sand or rice) at runners in the middle. Get hit, you're out. A ubiquitous 1980s-2000s schoolyard game, now nostalgic childhood shorthand.

Stroke Order

shā
bāo