English–Chinese
“break up a fight” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinlā jià
Example
路上两人要打起来了，我上前去拉架。lù shàng liǎng rén yào dǎ qǐ lái le wǒ shàng qián qù lā jià
The two people on the road were about to fight, so I stepped in to break it up.
How to say “break up a fight” in Chinese
“Break up a fight” in Chinese is 拉架 (lā jià).
A conflict is stopped by physically drawing its participants away from one another.
Example sentences with 拉架
两家公司因为误会起争执，经理冲上去拉架，制止争吵。liǎng jiā gōng sī yīn wèi wù huì qǐ zhēng zhí jīng lǐ chōng shàng qù lā jià zhì zhǐ zhēng chǎo
The two companies got into an argument because of a misunderstanding, and the manager rushed over to break up the fight and stop the argument.
Tips for using 拉架
- In everyday conversation, this verb describes a bystander's physical intervention, while stopping a calm disagreement requires a different expression.