Chinese word

捶

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuí

Meaning

  • verbpound

Example

他把沙发捶了几下。tā bǎ shā fā chuí le jǐ xià

He pounded the sofa a few times.

Illustration for 捶 (pound)

More examples

伤者在门外捶门，等待救援。shāng zhě zài mén wài chuí mén děng dài jiù yuán

The injured person pounded on the door outside while waiting for rescue.

Core concept

A hand-guided motion that sends firm, repeated impacts into a body or an object.

Common phrases

  • 用力捶门yòng lì chuí mén

    pound forcefully on the door

  • 用锤子捶金属yòng chuí zi chuí jīn shǔ

    hammer metal with a hammer

  • 捶鼓chuí gǔ

    pound a drum

Similar words

打dǎ: To hit a person or object with a hand or tool.
拍pāi: To pat or tap lightly with the hand.
敲qiāo: To strike an object with a hand or tool to make a sound.
锤chuí: To strike an object forcefully with a hammer or similar tool.

Definition in Chinese

用手或手持物反复有力地敲打或击打，既可指按摩式的拍打（如捶背），也可指对物体或人的重击或殴打。yòng shǒu huò shǒu chí wù fǎn fù yǒu lì dì qiāo dǎ huò jī dǎ jì kě zhǐ àn mó shì de pāi dǎ rú chuí bèi yě kě zhǐ duì wù tǐ huò rén de zhòng jī huò ōu dǎ

Word origin

捶 (chuí, "pound") is formed from 扌 (shǒu, "hand") + 垂 (chuí, "hang down"), with the first component marking a hand action and the second mainly supplying the sound.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, 捶背 (chuíbèi, "pound the back") commonly names a back massage, so the same verb can sound caring rather than hostile in a body-care setting.

Other meanings

  • punchverb
  • hammerverb

Opposites

  • 轻抚qīng fǔcaressverb

Related words

  • 捶打chuí dǎbeatverb
  • 捶击chuí jīstrikeverb

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