猛打 (měng dǎ) — to hit violently; to strike hard; to attack fie… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

猛打 means to hit or strike hard and fiercely — the 猛 emphasizes force and aggression. Unlike plain 打, it foregrounds the violence or intensity of the blow rather than the act itself.

verb

to hit violentlyto strike hardto attack fiercely

Examples

猛打。
Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng měng dǎ duì shǒu yì quán.
He hit his opponent hard in the match.
猛打。
Zhè jiā gōng sī wèi xīn chǎn pǐn měng dǎ guǎng gào.
This company aggressively advertised its new product.
猛打，。
Tā shēng qì dì měng dǎ zhuō zi, bǎ dà jiā dōu xià dào le.
He pounded the table in anger, scaring everyone.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

猛měngfierce/violent

“猛” adds the idea of force or ferocity to “打”, giving the sense of striking hard.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

孟

Same sound today

猛 pairs 犬 (dog) with 孟, and 孟 gives the sound.

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

扌丁打

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

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.

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