打理

dǎlǐ
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to take care of; to look after
  2. 2 to manage; to run (a shop, affairs)

Examples

HSK 3
Tā de tóufa hěn hǎo dǎlǐ.
Her hair is easy to look after.
HSK 4
Fùmǔ chūguó yǐhòu, jiālǐ de xiǎodiàn yìzhí yóu wǒ dǎlǐ.
Since my parents went abroad, I've been running the family's little shop.

Tips

memory
打 here is not 'to hit' but a general verb of doing, as in 打扫 'to sweep' and 打扮 'to dress up'. 打理 is everyday and practical: you 打理 your hair, a garden, a household or a small business. For running a company, 管理 is the formal word.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ
理 lǐ