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HSK
7-9

to disturb

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

da3jiao3 dǎjiǎo

Meaning


Primary

to disturb

Alternatives

disturb, disturbing, disturbs, disturbed, to trouble, trouble

Mnemonic


打搅 To disturb someone is 打 to strike them on their head and thus literally 搅 stir up their thoughts and emotions, making them unable to concentrate on what they were originally doing.

Usage


对不起, 我 不 想 打搅 你。

Sorry, I don’t want to disturb you.

请 不要 打搅 他 工作。

Please don’t disturb him while he’s working.

安静 一点, 不要 打搅 别人。

Be quiet, don’t disturb others.

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