holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an attributive in the names of Thai-style "phat kaphrao" dishes to indicate that the main ingredient is stir-fried with basil, as in 打抛猪dǎpāozhū, stir-fried pork with basil)
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞dǎsǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打电话dǎdiànhuà "to make a phone call", 打针dǎzhēn "to get an injection", 打手套dǎshǒutào "to knit gloves", 打气dǎqì "to inflate")
to hit; to strike
to fight
(coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后dǎnàyǐhòu "since then")