殴打 ōudǎ to beat up
to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law)
How to remember 殴打: 殴 to hit + 打 hit = to beat up.
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How it is used
- 'To beat up, assault' - 遭到殴打 (zāodào ōudǎ) to be beaten; battery in a legal sense.
- Formal/legal term for physically assaulting a person, common in news and law.
- Note 殴 read ōu; more formal than 打 (dǎ, to hit).