肉搏

ròubó

verb #27,400

Meanings

1 to fight hand-to-hand
2 to engage in close combat
3 to grapple with

Characters

flesh; meat; body

to wrestle; to grapple; to fight

Examples

两名士兵在战壕里展开了肉搏。

Liǎng míng shìbīng zài zhànháo lǐ zhǎnkāi le ròubó.

Two soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat in the trench.

比赛最后演变成了一场肉搏战。

Bǐsài zuìhòu yǎnbiàn chéng le yī chǎng ròubózhàn.

The match ultimately descended into a brawl.

Tips

memory

肉 (flesh/body) + 搏 (to grapple) = fighting with the body directly, i.e. hand-to-hand combat. The compound 肉搏战 specifically means 'close combat' or 'melee'.

Stroke Order

肉 ròu

搏 bó