打拚

dǎpàn

to work to one's full ability; to work hard; to strive

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 打 dá
  1. (loanword) dozen
  2. Taiwan pr. dǎ
=1 打 dǎ
  1. 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")
  2. to hit; to strike
  3. to fight
  4. (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 dǎnàyǐhòu "since then")
=2 拚 pàn
  1. to strive for
  2. to struggle
  3. to disregard
  4. to reject
=2 拚 pīn variant of 拼 pīn