厮搏 (sībó): to come to blows; to grapple; t…

Meanings

1 to come to blows; to grapple; to tussle

Characters

厮

sī

mutually; (literary) servant

搏

bó

to wrestle; to fight

Examples

两人在街头厮搏起来。

Liǎng rén zài jiētóu sībó qǐlái.

The two of them came to blows in the street.

战士们与敌人浴血厮搏。

Zhànshìmen yǔ dírén yùxuè sībó.

The soldiers grappled with the enemy in bloody combat.

Tips

register

Literary/dramatic. 厮 here is a reciprocal prefix ('mutually'), as in 厮打/厮杀. Most common in fiction, martial arts novels, and historical drama — rarely in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

厮 sī

搏 bó

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fellow / dude / so-and-so (derogatory) / male servant (archaic)

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to fight / to struggle / to wage war

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to give it everything you've got / to go all in / to put one's all into the fight

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this guy / this fellow (derogatory) / this so-and-so

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hand-to-hand combat / close-quarters battle