打手 (dǎ shou) — hired thug, enforcer

Definition

Examples

• 他是个职业打手，专门替老板解决麻烦。
  Tā shì gè zhí yè dǎ shou, zhuān mén tì lǎo bǎn jiě jué má fan.
  He is a professional thug, specifically hired by the boss to deal with problems.
• 那些打手被警察抓走了。
  Nà xiē dǎ shou bèi jǐng chá zhuā zǒu le.
  Those thugs were arrested by the police.
• 公司雇了几个打手看门。
  Gōng sī gù le jǐ gè dǎ shou kān mén.
  The company hired a few thugs to guard the door.