dǎ​qì

to inflate

  • created sense approved 打气/打氣 · dǎ​qì · to inflate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打气 / 打氣

    dǎ​qì

    to inflate

    To pump air or gas into something such as a tire or a ball

    打, 气

    打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to mark; to apply 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · gas

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 打气/打氣 · dǎ​qì · to encourage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打气 / 打氣

    dǎ​qì

    to encourage

    To bolster morale or boost someone's confidence and courage

    打, 气

    打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to mark; to apply 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · morale

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense