To beat up in Chinese: 殴打 (ōu dǎ)

ōu dǎ

to beat up

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 毆打1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to beat up
  2. 2to come to blows
  3. 3battery (law)

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ōu

/ ou/ first tone

ㄉㄚˇ

/ d/ aˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

殴打

Simplified

毆打

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他因为殴打别人被警察带走了。

    tā yīn wèi ōu dǎ bié rén bèi jǐng chá dài zǒu le。

    He was taken away by the police for beating someone up.

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