How to Say ‘It hit the post’ in Simplified Chinese
打到门柱了
dǎ dào mén zhù le
[dǎdào ménzhù luh]
💬 Usage Tip: Putting 到 after an action verb shows that the action reached its target. Compare 打 "hit, strike" with 打到 "actually hit (something)". Similarly, 看 "look" becomes 看到 "saw".
Phrase Breakdown
打到
dǎ dào
[dǎdào]
to hit; to strike
To hit and make contact with something.
球打到了横梁。
The ball hit the crossbar.
门柱
mén zhù
[ménzhù]
goalpost
The vertical post on each side of a goal.
他的射门打中了门柱。
His shot hit the goalpost.
了
le
[luh]
completed action marker
Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.
我想了很久，还是决定联系你。
I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.
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