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    Expressing 'beating out' or 'producing' with 打出 (dǎchū)

    Actions & Events
    Result & Consequence

    Structure

    Subject + 打出 + Object

    Explanation

    打出 (dǎchū) means 'to beat out,' 'to produce,' or 'to create' through a hitting or striking action. It is a directional verb compound of 打 (to hit/beat) and 出 (out). In tea preparation, it can describe whisking or beating liquid to produce foam.

    Examples

    • 他用竹子做的工具把茶水打出了细腻的泡沫。

      tā yòng zhúzi zuò de gōngjù bǎ cháshuǐ dǎ chū le xìnì de pàomò.

      He used a tool made of bamboo to whisk the tea into a fine foam.

    • 这台榨汁机能打出非常新鲜的果汁。

      zhè tái zhàzhījī néng dǎ chū fēicháng xīnxiān de guǒzhī.

      This juicer can make very fresh juice.

    • 用力搅拌就能把牛奶打出丰富的奶泡。

      yònglì jiǎobàn jiù néng bǎ niúnǎi dǎ chū fēngfù de nǎipào.

      If you stir hard, you can whip milk into a rich foam.

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