批斗 (pī dòu) — to publicly criticize and denounce (esp. during the Cultural Revolution)
Definition
A politically loaded verb for large-scale public denunciation, strongly associated with the Cultural Revolution. It implies a collective, often coercive gathering rather than ordinary criticism (which would be 批评).
verb
to publicly criticize and denounce (esp. during the Cultural Revolution)
Examples
- ，批斗。Nà ge nián dài, hěn duō zhī shi fèn zǐ bèi lā shàng tái pī dòu.In that era, many intellectuals were dragged onto the stage to be publicly denounced.
- 批斗。Tā zài wén gé qī jiān bèi pī dòu guò hǎo jǐ cì.He was publicly denounced several times during the Cultural Revolution.
- 批斗。Zhè zhǒng pī dòu dà huì ràng zhěng gè cūn zi dōu rén xīn huáng huáng.This kind of mass denunciation meeting made the whole village anxious and fearful.
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