daa2 dou3打到
Jyutpingdaa2 dou3
Yaledá dou
Definition
To hit or strike successfully, or to fight until a certain point or state.
- to hit or strike successfully; to make contact with a blow
- to fight or battle until a certain time, place, or condition
colloquialdaily actionscommunication
How it's used
Beyond the literal meaning of physical combat, this construction often functions as a resultative verb phrase indicating the successful completion of an action. When used with communication tools like phones, it implies successfully establishing a connection rather than just the act of dialing. It carries a strong sense of reaching a specific outcome or intensity after an ongoing process.
Examples
The two of them are fighting like crazy in the street.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 打開, which means to open something. Remember that 打到 focuses on the result of an action, whereas 打開 focuses on the state change of an object.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
