() — (bound form) to beat with a whip; to lash (used in literary compounds)

Definition

Literary/书面 verb meaning 'to lash, to flog' — used in formal compounds like 鞭挞 (castigate) and 挞伐 (launch a punitive attack), not in everyday speech.

bound form
(bound form) to beat with a whipto lash (used in literary compounds)

Examples

  • Tā zài wén zhāng lǐ hěn hěn dì biān tà le zhè zhǒng bù liáng xiàn xiàng.
    He severely castigated this kind of bad phenomenon in his article.
  • Cháo tíng pài bīng tà fá pàn luàn.
    The imperial court sent troops on a punitive expedition to suppress the rebellion.
  • Zhè piān píng lùn duì fǔ bài xíng wéi jìn xíng le yán lì de biān tà.
    This commentary severely castigated corrupt practices.

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