厮打 (sī dǎ) — to come to blows; to tussle
Definition
厮打 (sīdǎ) is a vivid, written-style verb meaning two or more people fighting each other physically — a step more literary and intense than plain 打, with a sense of mutual, messy grappling rather than a clean one-sided beating.
verb
to come to blowsto tussle
Examples
- 厮打。Tā men yīn wèi yí jiàn xiǎo shì sī dǎ qǐ lái le.They came to blows over a small matter.
- 厮打。Jiē shàng yǒu liǎng gè rén zhèng zài sī dǎ.There are two people tussling on the street.
- 厮打。Tā qì dé xiǎng gēn duì fāng sī dǎ.He was so angry that he wanted to tussle with the other person.
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