You should know that for any given tone, there might be multiple Words, each with different meanings. Even a Word would have different meanings. Here I list the more common ones.
Da (first tone)
搭 noun - befitting
verb - commonly used with 巴士 meaning "take the bus"
Da (second tone)
答 noun and verb - answer
达 verb - to reach (a destination, target, goal)
Da (third tone)
打 verb - hit. But also used with 电话 meaning "to call", though literally it would mean hitting the phone, it actually means to call using the phone。
Da (fourth tone)
大 adjective - big. Also used to describe seniority.
Take note that some of these Words, when paired with another, may have a meaning not stated. 发达 used together, for example, would mean to prosper/get rich. Which is a totally different meaning from the general 达 used alone.
Chinese is complicated as a language.
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