殴 (ōu) — (bound form) to beat, to strike

Definition

殴 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) meaning 'to beat, to strike'. It cannot stand alone as a word; you will only see it in compound verbs like 殴打 (ōudǎ, to beat up), 斗殴 (dòu'ōu, to fight), and 殴伤 (ōushāng, to beat and injure). Use it as part of these and similar compounds.

b.f.

(bound form) to beatto strike

Examples

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Tā bèi huàirén ōu dǎ le.
He was beaten by bad people.
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Liǎng rén yīn wèi xiǎo shì dòu ōu qǐlai.
The two people started fighting over a small matter.
殴。
Tā bèi rén ōu shāng le.
He was beaten and injured by someone.

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