互殴

互毆
hù'ōu
verb #35,946

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
Qiúmí hù'ōu zàochéng duō rén shòushāng.
Fans coming to blows left several people injured.
HSK 7-9
Liǎng gè zuìhàn zài jiēshàng hù'ōu.
Two drunks were brawling on the street.
HSK 7-9
Jǐngfāng jièrù le shuāngfāng de hù'ōu.
Police intervened in the mutual brawl.

Tips

register
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 ('to fight'). 互殴 emphasizes mutual blame: both sides hit each other.

Stroke Order

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