扭打 (niǔ dǎ) — to wrestle; to grapple

Definition

Examples

• 两个醉汉在街上扭打起来，路人赶紧报警。
  Liǎng gè zuì hàn zài jiē shàng niǔ dǎ qǐ lái, lù rén gǎn jǐn bào jǐng.
  Two drunks started wrestling on the street, and passersby quickly called the police.
• 警察与嫌犯扭打了几分钟，终于把他制服了。
  Jǐng chá yǔ xián fàn niǔ dǎ le jǐ fēn zhōng, zhōng yú bǎ tā zhì fú le.
  The police wrestled with the suspect for several minutes and finally subdued him.
• 两只狗为了一块骨头在地上扭打，谁也不肯松口。
  Liǎng zhī gǒu wèi le yí kuài gǔ tou zài dì shàng niǔ dǎ, shuí yě bù kěn sōng kǒu.
  Two dogs wrestled on the ground over a bone, neither willing to let go.

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