打针 dǎzhēn inject
inject; get a shot
怎么记住“打针”: 打 hit + 针 needle = inject.
汉字
用法
- A separable verb-object phrase for getting/giving an injection - 我打了一针 (wǒ dǎ le yì zhēn) I got a shot; 去医院打针 go to the hospital for an injection.
- 打 again functions as a light action verb, unrelated to hitting - same pattern as 打电话, 打针.
- Common in everyday health talk, especially with children and vaccines (打疫苗 dǎ yìmiáo).
例句
- 医生在给他打针。 Yīshēng zài gěi tā dǎzhēn.The doctor is giving him an injection.