Definition
挞 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) meaning 'to beat with a whip' or 'to lash'. It does not stand alone in modern Chinese; you'll encounter it in literary compound words like 鞭挞 (biāntà, 'to castigate, to lash out at') and 挞伐 (tàfá, 'to send a punitive expedition'). Using it independently would be ungrammatical.
b.f.
(bound form) to beat with a whipto lash (used in literary compounds)
Examples
- 挞。Tā zài wénzhāng lǐ hěn hěn de biān tà le zhè zhǒng bùliáng xiànxiàng.He severely castigated this kind of bad phenomenon in his article.
- 挞。Cháotíng pài bīng tà fá pànluàn.The imperial court sent troops on a punitive expedition to suppress the rebellion.
- 挞。Zhè piān pínglùn duì fǔbài xíngwéi jìnxíng le yánlì de biān tà.This commentary severely castigated corrupt practices.
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