互殴

互毆

hù'ōu

verb #35,946

Meanings

1 to fight each other (with fists)
2 to come to blows
3 mutual brawling

Characters

mutual; each other

to beat; to hit

Examples

两个醉汉在街上互殴。

Liǎng gè zuìhàn zài jiē shàng hù'ōu.

Two drunks were brawling on the street.

球迷互殴造成多人受伤。

Qiúmí hù'ōu zàochéng duō rén shòushāng.

Fans coming to blows left several people injured.

警方介入了双方的互殴。

Jǐngfāng jièrù le shuāngfāng de hù'ōu.

Police intervened in the mutual brawl.

Tips

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A news/legal-register word — you'll see it in court reports and crime reports more than in casual chat. Casual speech prefers 打架 (dǎjià, 'to fight'). 互殴 emphasizes mutual blame: both sides hit each other.

Stroke Order

互 hù

殴 ōu