huán shǒu
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  • v.strike back

    • méi yǒu huán shǒu zhī lì

      没有还手

      have no strength to hit back

    • tā dǎ wǒ suǒ yǐ wǒ cái huán shǒu dǎ tā

      所以还手

      He hit me, so I struck him back.

    • jí shǐ fù qīn dǎ le nǐ nǐ yě bù yīng gāi huán shǒu

      即使父亲应该还手

      Even if your father had hit you, you shouldn't have struck back.

    • yǐ jīng méi yǒu huán shǒu zhī lì de zhèng fǔ jūn miàn duì tā men jī hū shì shù shǒu jiù qín

      已经没有还手政府面对他们几乎束手就擒

      They met little resistance from outgunned government troops.

    • yī xiē cū bào de rén duì zì jǐ de ér zi dà dǎ chū shǒu zhí dào tā men yǒu huán shǒu zhī lì cái kěn bà xiū

      一些粗暴自己儿子大打出手直到他们还手罢休

      Some violent men beat up their sons, until the boys are strong enough to hit back.

Word usage

  • "还" and "手" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 不了

      He was beaten so much that he couldn't hit back.

    • He hit back once.

    • 别人攻击,

      He hit back when others attacked him.

Chinese words with pinyin huan shou