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强暴 (qiáng bào) — (stative verb) violent, brutal, ferocious

Definition

As an adjective, 强暴 means 'brutal, violent' (行为, 手段 — describing savage acts). The related noun sense 'rape' is a separate usage and not foregrounded here.

adjective
(stative verb) violentbrutalferocious

Examples

  • 强暴，。
    Tā de xìng gé fēi cháng qiáng bào, méi rén gǎn jiē jìn tā.
    His personality is very violent; no one dares to approach him.
  • 强暴。
    Zhè ge zuì fàn de qiáng bào shǒu duàn lìng rén zhèn jīng.
    This criminal's brutal methods are shocking.
  • 强暴。
    qiáng bào De xíng wéi zhī huì jiā shēn máo dùn.
    Violent behavior only deepens the conflict.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

强qiángstrong
暴bàoviolent

强 means strong and 暴 means violent, together describing brutal ferocity.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

Open 强 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The earliest form paired 虎 and 戈, a tiger and a weapon. The later 暴 came from a picture of hands drying something in the sun.

Open 暴 →
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