还手 (huán shǒu) — to hit back, to retaliate physically
Definition
还手 means 'to hit back, to strike back' (physically retaliate). As a separable verb, 还得上手 / 还了一次手 uses the measure 次 between the halves.
verb
to hit backto retaliate physically
Examples
- ，还手。Tā bèi rén dǎ le, dàn méi yǒu huán shǒu.He was hit by someone, but he didn't hit back.
- ，。Duì fāng xiān dòng shǒu, tā cái hái le yí cì shǒu.The other side struck first, and only then did he hit back once.
- 还手，。Tā qì dé xiǎng huán shǒu, dàn rěn zhù le.He was so angry he wanted to hit back, but he held himself back.
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