捶打 (chuí dǎ) — to beat; to thump; to pound (with fists or a tool)

Definition

捶打 (chuí dǎ) means to strike repeatedly with fists or a tool — a forceful, repeated pounding action, stronger than a single 打. Often used for hammering, thumping a body part, or beating laundry/cloth to clean it.

verb
to beatto thumpto pound (with fists or a tool)

Examples

  • 捶打。
    Tā shēng qì dì yòng quán tou chuí dǎ zhe xiōng táng.
    He angrily beat his chest with his fists.
  • 捶打。
    Àn mó shī qīng qīng de chuí dǎ tā de bèi bù.
    The masseuse gently thumped her back.
  • 捶打。
    Gǔ dài rén yòng mù bàng chuí dǎ yī fu lái qīng xǐ.
    Ancient people used wooden clubs to beat clothes to clean them.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

捶chuípound
打dǎhit

捶 and 打 both mean hitting, so 捶打 describes pounding with fists or a tool.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
垂
垂chuí捶
Same sound today

捶 puts 手 (hand) beside 垂, which supplies the sound chuí.

Open 捶 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng打dǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

打 uses 扌, a hand, to show an action done with the hand, and 丁 to give the sound.

Open 打 →

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