打印 meaning in English

dǎyìn

to affix a seal; to stamp

HSK 2verb10 strokes

Meaning of 打印

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dǎyìn

to affix a seal
to stamp
to print out (with a printer)

How to use 打印

打印 is the everyday word for printing something out with a printer, such as documents, photos, or tickets. It often takes an object directly or uses 一下 to sound softer. Example: 请帮我打印一下这个文件。(Qǐng bāng wǒ dǎyìn yíxià zhège wénjiàn.) Please help me print this document.

打 (dǎ) means to hit or do, and 印 (yìn) means a seal or a printed mark. Picture hitting a stamp onto paper to leave a mark, and today the printer does the hitting for you.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 打印 for publishing books or newspapers, but that is 印刷 (yìnshuā) or 出版 (chūbǎn). 打印 is for printing out with a printer. Also keep the tones clear: third tone dǎ, then fourth tone yìn.

打印 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ昨zuó天tiān买mǎi了le这zhè个ge打dǎ印yìn机jī。

I bought this printer yesterday.

汤tāng姆mǔ买mǎi了le一yī台tái新xīn的de多duō功gōng能néng打dǎ印yìn机jī。

Tom bought a new multifunction printer.

你nǐ有yǒu打dǎ印yìn机jī吗ma？

Do you have a printer?

因yīn为wèi公gōng司sī的de打dǎ印yìn机jī又yòu坏huài了le，我wǒ要yào去qù便biàn利lì店diàn打dǎ印yìn文wén件jiàn。

The printer of my company broke down again, so I'm going to the convenience store to copy documents.

请qǐng把bǎ打dǎ印yìn机jī里lǐ面miàn的de空kōng的de墨mò粉fěn鼓gǔ换huàn掉diào。

Please replace the empty ink cartridge in the printer.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

打 dǎ · to hit · 5 strokes

印 yìn · to print · 5 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 打印.

打电话	dǎ diànhuà	to make a telephone call
打开	dǎkāi	to open; to show (a ticket)
打球	dǎ qiú	to play a ball sport
打车	dǎchē	to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
打算	dǎsuàn	to plan; to intend
打工	dǎgōng	to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d
印象	yìnxiàng	impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
打破	dǎpò	to break; to smash
打听	dǎting	to ask about; to make some inquiries
复印	fùyìn	to photocopy; to duplicate a document
打败	dǎbài	to defeat; to overpower
打扫	dǎsǎo	to clean; to sweep

Questions about 打印

What does 打印 mean?

打印 (dǎyìn) means "to affix a seal; to stamp" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 打印?

打印 is made of 2 characters: 打 (5 strokes), 印 (5 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 打印 an HSK word?

Yes. 打印 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is a printer called in Chinese?

A printer is 打印机 (dǎyìnjī), adding 机 (jī) for machine. A related word is 复印 (fùyìn), which means to photocopy.

Why does 打印 use 打 if nothing is being hit?

打 is a very common verb prefix meaning to do or perform an action, not only to hit. You can see this in 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) to make a call and 打车 (dǎchē) to take a taxi.