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zòu

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zòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zòu | zou4
English translation
to beat up
to break to pieces
to hit, to beat; to smash, to break

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About zòu

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

zòu

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of zòu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌奏

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

zòu

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Example sentences using zòu

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住手 zhù shǒu , 你们 nǐ men 这些 zhè xiē 小孩 xiǎo hái , zài lòng jiù zòu 你们 nǐ men !

Pack it up, you kids; or I'll bang your heads together!

如果 rúguǒ zài gān 那种 nà zhǒng shì , jiù héng zài de 膝盖 xīgài shǎng zòu .

If you do that again, I'll set you across my knee and beat you.

马蒂 tài bàng le 毫不 háo bù 含糊 hánhú de zòu le 那些 nà xiē 光头 guāng tóu zǎi .

Marty was terrifiche just waded into the skinheads without a thought.

他们 tā men hěn zòu le zéi dùn .

They messed the thief up pretty badly.

如果 rúguǒ zài zuǐ , 可要 zòu 你一 dùn .

If you don't shut your mouth, I'll clock you one.

Words with zòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zòu to beat up zòu
挨揍 aí zòu to be beaten挨揍 aí zòu

zòu Decomposition & Compounds

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zòu Decomposition

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