打群架 (dá) — to fight in a group; to engage in a gang fight

Definition

打群架 (dǎ qúnjià) is a 离合词 (separable verb): 打 and 群架 can split for aspect/measure words, as in 打了一次群架 or 打群架的人. It specifically means a group fight / gang brawl — not a one-on-one 打斗.

verb

to fight in a groupto engage in a gang fight

Examples

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Tā men zuó tiān dǎ le yí cì qún jià.
They had a gang fight yesterday.
打群架。
Zhè xiē nián qīng rén jīng cháng dá.
These young people often engage in gang fights.
打群架。
Tā yīn wèi dá bèi jǐng chá zhuā zǒu le.
He was arrested by the police for engaging in a gang fight.

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