殴斗 (ōu dǒu) — fistfight; physical brawl (formal, often in legal or news contexts)
Definition
殴斗 (ōudòu) is a formal/literary noun for a physical brawl or fistfight, common in legal and news reports — far more formal than everyday 打架.
noun
fistfightphysical brawl (formal, often in legal or news contexts)
Examples
- 殴斗。Tā men zhī jiān de ōu dǒu chí xù le hěn cháng shí jiān.The fistfight between them lasted a long time.
- 殴斗。Zhè qǐ ōu dǒu shì jiàn bèi jǐng fāng jì lù zài àn.This fistfight incident was recorded by the police.
- 殴斗。Zài gōng gòng chǎng suǒ fā shēng ōu dǒu shì wéi fǎ de.Having a fistfight in a public place is illegal.
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