揍 zòu
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 奏 to play
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
揍
zòu
to beat; to hit
Character
Example phrases
- 他声称自己只是吓唬对方，并没有真正动手揍人。 Tā shēngchēng zìjǐ zhǐ shì xiàhu duìfāng, bìng méiyǒu zhēnzhèng dòngshǒu zòu rén. He claimed that he had only tried to scare the other person and had not actually beaten anyone.
- 别闹了，再不听话我就揍你一顿！ Bié nàole, zài bù tīnghuà wǒ jiù zòu nǐ yī dùn! Stop messing around — if you don't behave, I'll smack you!
- 他气得直想揍那个骗子，但最后还是报了警。 Tā qì de zhí xiǎng zòu nàge piànzi, dàn zuìhòu háishì bàole jǐng. He was so angry he wanted to beat up the fraudster, but in the end he reported it to the police.
Related words
- 袭击 xíjī to attack; attack
- 凶手 xiōngshǒu murderer; culprit
- 团伙 tuánhuǒ gang; criminal group; clique
- 罪犯 zuìfàn criminal; offender
- 同伙 tónghuǒ accomplice; associate in wrongdoing
- 诈骗 zhàpiàn fraud; to swindle
- 无赖 wúlài rogue; scoundrel; shamelessly unreasonable
- 受骗 shòupiàn to be deceived; to be cheated
- 陷阱 xiànjǐng trap; pitfall
- 贼 zéi thief; crafty; wicked
- 挟持 xiéchí to hold hostage; to coerce
- 受贿 shòuhuì to accept bribes; to take bribes