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title: "Daban Meaning: 打扮 (dǎban) Means “style of dress”"
description: "打扮 (dǎban) means “style of dress; outfit; to dress up; to doll up”. Hear its tones, see what 打 and 扮 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daban"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 打扮 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

打扮 dǎban

## style of dress; outfit; to dress up; to doll up

## Its characters

1. 打 dǎ to hit
2. 扮 bàn to dress up as

## In a sentence

你这身打扮真好看。 This outfit of yours looks really nice.

可是有一个叫祝英台的小姐特别爱学习，她想出了一个办法：穿上男人的衣服，把自己**打扮**成一个男孩子，去杭州上学。

From [梁山伯与祝英台 · The Butterfly Lovers](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/butterfly-lovers-legend#library-word-142-144)

[More about 打扮](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E6%89%AE)

## More words with 打 or 扮

- [扮演 bànyǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banyan)
- [拨打 bōdǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/boda)
- [打败 dǎbài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabai)
- [打包 dǎbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabao)
- [打车 dǎchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dache)
- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [打动 dǎdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadong)
- [打断 dǎduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduan)
- [打工 dǎgōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagong)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)

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