挨打 (ái dǎ) — to be beaten, to take a beating (physically or figuratively)

Definition

Examples

• 他小时候不听话，经常挨打。
  Tā xiǎo shí hou bù tīng huà, jīng cháng ái dǎ.
  He didn't obey as a child and often got beaten.
• 他挨了一顿打，脸上还有伤。
  Tā āi le yí dùn dǎ, liǎn shàng hái yǒu shāng.
  He took a beating and still has bruises on his face.
• 那个提案在会上挨打了，被批评得很厉害。
  Nà ge tí àn zài huì shàng ái dǎ le, bèi pī píng dé hěn lì hài.
  That proposal came under attack at the meeting and was harshly criticized.