打猎

• Pinyin: dǎ liè
• Hanzi breakdown: 打 = 扌+ 丁 (action verb); 猎 = 犭+ 昔 (to hunt)

Meaning

To hunt; to go hunting. A verb describing the activity of pursuing and killing wild animals.

Traditionally an important activity for food and survival, now mostly a recreational sport where legal. In modern China, hunting is heavily regulated or prohibited in most areas to protect wildlife.

Examples

1. 古代的贵族经常骑马打猎，既是运动也是社交活动。 Nobles in ancient times often went hunting on horseback — it was both exercise and a social activity.
2. 这片自然保护区里严禁打猎，违者会被重罚。 Hunting is strictly prohibited in this nature reserve, and violators will be heavily fined.
3. 他爷爷年轻时是个打猎高手，能追踪各种野兽。 His grandfather was an expert hunter in his youth, able to track all kinds of wild animals.

Usage Guide

Context: outdoors, history, recreation

Tone: descriptive

Do Say

• 打猎在很多国家是受管制的活动。(Hunting is a regulated activity in many countries.)
• 他带着猎狗去打猎了。(He went hunting with his hunting dog.)

Don't Say

• 我去超市打猎 (打猎 is for actual hunting in nature — shopping doesn't count as hunting)

Origin & History

Compound of 打 (to strike, catch) + 猎 (to hunt). Together meaning to engage in hunting.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal