毒打

dúdǎ

verb #19,877

Meanings

1 to beat viciously
2 to give a severe beating

Characters

poison; cruel; vicious

to hit; to beat

Examples

HSK 4

任何人都不应该被毒打。

Rènhé rén dōu bù yīnggāi bèi dúdǎ.

No one should be viciously beaten.

HSK 6

犯人遭到了毒打。

Fànrén zāodào le dúdǎ.

The prisoner was severely beaten.

Tips

usage

毒 here means 'cruel/vicious', not 'poison'. 毒打 is stronger than 打 (to hit) or 殴打 (to beat up), implying deliberate cruelty.

Stroke Order

毒 dú

打 dǎ