搭讪 meaning in English

dāshàn

to hit on someone; to strike up a conversation

Traditional 搭訕17 strokes

Meaning of 搭讪

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dāshàn
  1. to hit on someone
  2. to strike up a conversation
  3. to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation

搭讪 in example sentences

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

在zài酒jiǔ吧bā有yǒu没méi有yǒu美měi女nǚ找zhǎo你nǐ搭dā讪shàn?
Did any cute girls talk to you at the bar?
英yīng国guó人rén很hěn少shǎo在zài火huǒ车chē上shàng和hé陌mò生shēng人rén搭dā讪shàn。
English people rarely talk to strangers on trains.

Stroke order for each character

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

搭 dā · to put up · 12 strokes

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讪 shàn · to abuse · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 搭讪.

搭档dādàngto cooperate; partner
搭配dāpèito pair up; to match
搭乘dāchéngto ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
搭建dājiànto build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed)
勾搭gōudato gang up; to fool around with
搭车dāchēto ride (in a vehicle); to get a lift
搭便车dābiànchēto get a lift; to hitch a ride; (fig.) to take advantage of; to free-ride on; to ride on t
搭理dālivariant of 答理[da1 li5]
搭载dāzài(of a vehicle) to carry (a passenger or payload); (of a device or system) to be equipped w
搭话dāhuàto talk; to get into conversation with

Questions about 搭讪

What does 搭讪 mean?

搭讪 (dāshàn) means "to hit on someone; to strike up a conversation".

How do you write 搭讪?

搭讪 is made of 2 characters: 搭 (12 strokes), 讪 (5 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 搭讪 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 搭讪 is written 搭訕.