Definition
打嗝 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to hiccup' or 'to burp/belch'. It combines the verb 打 with the noun 嗝; when you need to insert a measure word, duration, or result, the two parts split apart, e.g. 打了一个嗝 (gave a hiccup). The word covers both the involuntary diaphragm spasm (hiccup) and the stomach gas release (burp), though 打饱嗝 is more specific for the latter. In pinyin, the two syllables have a slight pause when separated, but the dictionary form is dǎ gé.
v
to hiccupto burpto belch
Examples
- 。Tā hē wán shuǐ hòu dǎ le yí ge gé.He gave a hiccup after finishing his water.
- 打嗝，。Tā dǎ gé dǎ le yì zhěng tiān, hěn nánshòu.He was hiccuping all day; it was very uncomfortable.
- 打嗝。Chīfàn tài kuài róngyì dǎ gé.Eating too quickly makes you burp easily.
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