đánh
Hanoi [ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦]Huế [ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔɗan˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
đánh means to strike; to smack; to whack.
Meanings of đánh in English
Verb
- to strike, usually with one's palms or a weapon; to strike, to smack, to whack, to bash, to hit, to beat, to assault, etc.; compare gõ (“to hit with the side of the fist, with the knuckles, or with the fingertips”), đấm (“to punch”) and đá (“to kick”) ≈ đập
- đánh đònto give (one's child) a beating
- đánh trống thổi kèn(of a parade) to beat drums and blow trumpets
- board games to play a game that involves striking or slamming with one's hands or something you hold; compare đá (“to kick; to play a sport that involves kicking”) ≈ chơi
- đánh cầu lông/bóng chuyền/bóng chàyto play badminton/volleyball/baseball
- đánh/chơi cờ/bàito play a board game/cards
- đánh bạcto gamble
- to play (a non-wind instrument); compare thổi (“to play/blow (a wind instrument)”)
- colloquial to type on a typewriter or computer keyboard ≈ gõ
- đánh văn bảnto type some text
- to rub continuously on the surface of something until it's clean or shiny
- đánh răngto brush one's teeth
- đánh bóngto rub until something becomes shiny; to polish up (reputation)
- đánh giàyto polish shoes
- to fish with a net or a trap; compare câu (“to fish with a rod”)
- đánh (bắt) cá/thuỷ sản/hải sảnto fish fish/seafood
- to mold a metal object into a specific shape
- to mix some combination of food up
- to fight with weapons
- đánh giặc ngoại xâmto do away with foreign invaders.
- to be erroneously deranked
- Chẳng biết sao mình lại bị đánh xuống giải ba nữa.I have no clue why my rank has somehow moved third.
- to conduct a move that's usually on purpose
- dùng mưu để đánh lạc hướng địchto take one's enemy for a ride by clever tricks.
- colloquial to enjoy oneself some eating and/or resting
- Làm xong đánh 2 bát cơm rồi đánh 1 giấc.After I'm done, I'm gonna demolish 2 rice bowls and then hit the hay for a power nap.
- dated to transplant a piece of plant cutting
- Cây này mà đánh sang chỗ tôi thì đẹp phải biết.If only I could get a cut of this tree for myself, it would be simply fabulous!
Words with đánh
Idioms and sayings with đánh
- đánh rắn động cỏ — to give away your position through rash actions; to alert someone of your presence unwittingly
Example sentences with đánh
- Đừng để anh ta đánh cô ấy. Don't let him hit her.
- Anh ta đánh tôi do nhầm lẫn. He hit me by mistake.
- Mày đã hết đánh vợ mày chưa? Have you stopped beating your wife?
- Mẹ ơi mẹ, Mary đang đánh con! Mom, Mary's hitting me!
- Cô ấy thích đánh đàn koto lắm. She likes to play the koto very much.
- Bà ấy thích đánh đàn koto lắm. She likes to play the koto very much.
- Tôi tin vào tình yêu sét đánh. I believe in love at first sight.
- Tôi đánh rơi bút chì của mình. I dropped my pencil.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đánh could be written as 打, 𢱏. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 打 (SV: đả). Cognate with Muong Bi tẻnh, tảnh. Borrowed from a form with velar coda.
Frequently asked questions
What does đánh mean in English?
đánh (verb) means "to strike; to smack; to whack".
How do you pronounce đánh?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗan˦˥]. Tones: đánh — rising tone (sắc).