打架 dǎjià to fight
to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows
How to remember 打架: 打 hit + 架 measure word for planes and large machines = to fight.
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How it is used
- To fight / brawl (physically): 两个孩子打架 (liǎng ge háizi dǎjià) the two kids are fighting.
- Colloquial verb-object for a physical scuffle between people (can split: 打了一架).
- Distinguish from 吵架 (chǎojià, to quarrel verbally) - 打架 involves blows.
Example sentences
- 你们为什么老打架？ Nǐmen wèishénme lǎo dǎjià?Why do you guys always fight?
- 讨论最后变成了打架。 Tǎolùn zuìhòu biànchéng le dǎjià.The argument ended in a fight.
- 他们不是在打架，而是在排练戏剧。 Tāmen búshì zài dǎjià, érshì zài páiliàn xìjù.They aren't quarreling, but are rehearsing a play.