斗殴

鬥毆

dòu'ōu

verb #11,500

Meanings

1 to brawl
2 to scuffle
3 to fight

Characters

fight; struggle

to hit; to beat

Examples

HSK 4

两个人在酒吧里斗殴。

Liǎng gè rén zài jiǔbā lǐ dòu'ōu.

Two people brawled in the bar.

HSK 7-9

警方逮捕了参与斗殴的嫌疑人。

Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le cānyù dòu'ōu 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 dǒu

殴 ōu