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殴 ōu

to hit, to beat, to fight with fists

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
殳
Traditional
毆
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 区殳 ⿰区殳

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  1. 他因为殴打别人被警察带走了。
    Tā yīnwèi ōudǎ biéren bèi jǐngchá dàizǒu le.
    He was taken away by the police for beating someone.
    he because beat-up other-person (passive) police take-away (particle)
  2. 那两个人是不是在互相殴打？
    Nà liǎng gè rén shì bu shì zài hùxiāng ōudǎ?
    Were those two people beating each other up?
    that two (measure) person is not is at each-other beat-up
  3. 别打架了，别殴打对方了。
    Bié dǎjià le, bié ōudǎ duìfāng le.
    Stop fighting, don't beat each other up.
    don't fight (particle), don't beat-up other-side (particle)
  4. 他没有殴打任何人，只是言语上吵架了。
    Tā méiyǒu ōudǎ rènhé rén, zhǐshì yányǔ shàng chǎojià le.
    He didn't beat anyone up, he only had a verbal argument.
    he not-have beat-up any person, only-is language on argue (particle)
  5. 事发当晚，两人在酒吧门口发生了殴打事件。
    Shìfā dāngwǎn, liǎng rén zài jiǔbā ménkǒu fāshēngle ōudǎ shìjiàn.
    On the night the incident occurred, a fight broke out between the two at the bar entrance.
    incident-occur that-night, two person at bar entrance happen(ed) beat-up incident

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