(guāi) — to slap (with the palm), to smack

Definición

掴 (guāi) is a formal/written verb meaning 'to slap (with the palm)' — close to 打 (dǎ), but 打 is the everyday all-purpose verb while 掴 is reserved for forceful slapping, typically of a person's face.

verb
to slap (with the palm)to smack

Ejemplos

  • Tā shēng qì dì guāi le duì fāng yí gè ěr guāng.
    He angrily slapped the other person across the face.
  • Mín jǐng zhuā zhù xiǎo tōu hòu, hěn hěn dì guāi le tā liǎng xià.
    The police officer caught the thief and slapped him hard twice.
  • Tā yì shí chōng dòng, guāi le ér zi yì bā zhang.
    She slapped her son in a moment of impulse.

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