Definition
批斗 is a historical-political verb from the Cultural Revolution era, meaning 'to publicly criticize and denounce someone' — typically in a mass meeting where the target was humiliated and forced to confess. It's a compound of 批判 (criticize) and 斗争 (struggle). The word carries heavy historical baggage and is rarely used in everyday modern conversation except in historical contexts or metaphorically. As a separable verb (离合词), you can insert elements between the syllables: 批过斗, 批了一通斗.
v.
to publicly criticize and denounce (esp. during the Cultural Revolution)
Examples
- ，批斗。Nàge niándài, hěn duō zhīshi fènzǐ bèi lā shàng tái pī dòu.In that era, many intellectuals were dragged onto the stage to be publicly denounced.
- 批斗。Tā zài wéngé qījiān bèi pī dòu guò hǎo jǐ cì.He was publicly denounced several times during the Cultural Revolution.
- 批斗。Zhè zhǒng pī dòu dàhuì ràng zhěng gè cūnzi dōu rénxīn huánghuáng.This kind of mass denunciation meeting made the whole village anxious and fearful.
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