Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
搭
dā 动
1
(=建造) put …up;
(pt, pp put)
(pt, pp put)
- 搭帐(帳)篷 dā zhàngpeng put up a tent
2
(=挂) hang;
(pt, pp hung)
(pt, pp hung)
- 我把大衣搭在胳膊上。 Wǒ bǎ dàyī dā zài gēbo shang. I hung my overcoat over my arm.
3
(=乘) take;
(pt took)(pp taken)
(pt took)(pp taken)
- 他每个(個)月搭飞(飛)机(機)去上海。 Tā měigè yuè dā fēijī qù Shànghǎi. He takes the plane to Shanghai every month.
- 搭便车(車) dā biànchē get a lift
4 (=连接) join
- 搭伙(夥) dāhuǒ join forces
- 两(兩)家公司终(終)于(於)搭上了关(關)系(係)。 Liǎng jiā gōngsī zhōngyú dāshàngle guāngxì. The two companies finally joined forces.
5 (=加上) come up with;
(pt came)(pp come)
(pt came)(pp come)
- 再搭上点(點)钱(錢),我就能买(買)辆(輛)新汽车(車)。 Zài dāshàng diǎn qián,wǒ jiù néng mǎi liàng xīn qìchē. If I can come up with a bit more money, I'll be able to buy a new car.
6
(=抬) carry
- 帮我把餐桌搭到厨(廚)房去。 Bāng wǒ bǎ cānzhuō dādào chúfáng qù. Help me carry the dining table into the kitchen.