斗殴

鬥毆

dòuōu

verb #11,500

Meanings

1 to brawl
2 to scuffle
3 to fight

Characters

fight; struggle

to hit; to beat

Examples

两个人在酒吧里斗殴。

Liǎng gè rén zài jiǔbā lǐ dòuōu.

Two people brawled in the bar.

警方逮捕了参与斗殴的嫌疑人。

Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le cānyù dòuōu de xiányírén.

The police arrested the suspects involved in the brawl.

Tips

memory

斗 (fight) + 殴 (hit) = a physical fight where people hit each other.

register

Legal/formal term. In casual speech, people say 打架 instead.

Stroke Order

斗 dòu

殴 ōu