拷打

kǎodǎ

verb #11,543

Meanings

囚犯遭到了拷打。

Qiúfàn zāodào le kǎodǎ.

The prisoner was tortured.

他们拷打俘虏来获取情报。

Tāmen kǎodǎ fúlǔ lái huòqǔ qíngbào.

They tortured the captive to extract intelligence.

memory

拷 (to beat/torture) + 打 (to hit) = to beat someone for information. Both characters involve physical force; 拷 specifically implies interrogation.

usage

Related: 拷问 (to interrogate under torture), 严刑拷打 (cruel torture; literally 'severe punishment, beating').

拷 kǎo

打 dǎ