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捶

chuí
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to beat with the fist
  2. 2. to hammer
  3. 3. to cudgel

Character focus

Stroke order

11 strokes

Word relationships

Related words

3 items
打
dǎ

to beat

general term for hitting or striking
敲
qiāo

to hit

to knock or strike, often with a knuckle or small object
揍
zòu

to hit; to beat (sb)

to beat someone up, usually in a fight

Usage notes

Collocations

捶 usually involves a fist or a blunt instrument, and is used in set phrases like 捶背 (to pound someone's back) or 捶打 (to beat, hammer).

Common mistakes

Do not use 捶 for light tapping; 敲 is more appropriate. Using 捶 for hitting a person implies heavy, repeated blows.

Example Sentences

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他生气地 捶 了桌子。
He angrily pounded the table.

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Words Containing 捶

三皇炮捶
sān huáng pào chuí

Paochui - \Three Emperor Cannon Punch\ (Chinese Martial Art)

捶子
chuí zi

hammer

捶打
chuí dǎ

to beat

捶击
chuí jī

to beat

捶背
chuí bèi

to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists

捶胸
chuí xiōng

to beat one's chest

捶胸顿足
chuí xiōng dùn zú

to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (idiom)

跌脚捶胸
diē jiǎo chuí xiōng

lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth