Chinese word

殴打

Pronunciation

Pinyinōu dǎ

Meaning

  • verbbeat up

Example

他在酒吧里殴打了那个人。tā zài jiǔ bā lǐ ōu dǎ le nà ge rén

He beat up that person in the bar.

Illustration for 殴打 (beat up)

More examples

法院认定被告因殴打致人伤害，判处有期徒刑。fǎ yuàn rèn dìng bèi gào yīn ōu dǎ zhì rén shāng hài pàn chǔ yǒu qī tú xíng

The court ruled that the defendant had injured someone by beating them and sentenced him to prison.

Core concept

A person is on the receiving end of repeated, forceful blows, with the attack serious enough to cause harm.

Common phrases

  • 以器物殴打yǐ qì wù ōu dǎ

    beat with an object

  • 殴打致伤ōu dǎ zhì shāng

    beat and injure

  • 遭到殴打致重伤zāo dào ōu dǎ zhì zhòng shāng

    be beaten and seriously injured

Similar words

打dǎ: Hit a person or thing with the hand or an object.
打人dǎ rén: Hit a person physically with the hand or an object.
攻击gōng jī: Attack a person or group through force or other means.
打击dǎ jī: Deliver a powerful blow or cause serious damage.

Definition in Chinese

连续用力打击他人，往往指多次或严重造成伤害的殴击行为。lián xù yòng lì dǎ jī tā rén wáng wǎng zhǐ duō cì huò yán zhòng zào chéng shāng hài de ōu jī xíng wéi

Word origin

殴 (ōu, "to beat") + 打 (dǎ, "to hit") form 殴打 (ōudǎ, "to beat up"), with the paired verbs emphasizing a sustained and harmful attack.

Usage tips

  • This verb has a serious register and often appears in news reports, police accounts, and formal descriptions of physical attacks.

Other meanings

  • hitverb
  • assaultverb

Related words

  • 殴打致伤罪ōu dǎ zhì shāng zuìoffense of causing injury by assaultnoun
  • 殴打事件ōu dǎ shì jiànassault incidentnoun

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