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短打

duǎndǎ
noun #34,308

Meanings

  1. 1 short-clothes combat (Chinese opera scenes with close-quarters fighting in tight clothing)
  2. 2 tight short-fitting clothes (worn for fighting or labor)
  3. 3 (baseball) a short hit / bunt

Examples

这出戏是短打武生的拿手戏。
Zhè chū xì shì duǎndǎ wǔshēng de náshǒu xì.
This play is a signature piece for the short-clothes martial male role.
他换上短打，准备练功。
Tā huàn shàng duǎndǎ, zhǔnbèi liàn gōng.
He changed into short-fitting clothes and got ready to train.

Tips

culture
In Beijing opera (京剧), 短打 is one of the two main martial sub-styles: 短打 features fast unarmed or short-weapon combat in tight clothing, vs. 长靠 (chángkào) which is heavily armored fighting with long weapons. The role of 短打武生 demands acrobatics, leaps and lightning swordplay.
memory
Literally 短 (short) + 打 (fight) = 'short-clothes fighting' or 'a short strike'. The baseball 'bunt' meaning is a modern borrowing using the same logic — a deliberately shortened hit.

Stroke Order

短 duǎn
打 dǎ