打一巴掌，给个甜枣

dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo

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Definitions

1. lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
2. fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation

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Child Words of 打一巴掌，给个甜枣

• 一 一 yī: one
• 个 个 gè: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 枣 枣 zǎo: jujube
• 甜 甜 tián: sweet
• 给 给 gěi: to
• 给 给 jǐ: to supply
• 巴掌 巴掌 bā zhang: palm of the hand
• 掌 掌 zhǎng: palm of the hand