chéng
zhāo

idiom
formal

Meaning of 屈打成招

屈打成招 means to extort a confession under torture; to force an innocent person to confess through physical abuse. Pronounced qū dǎ chéng zhāo.

  • to extort a confession under torture; to force an innocent person to confess through physical abuse

Definitions & Examples

Zài
fēng
jiàn
shè
huì
 
duō
de
bǎi
xìng
bèi
chéng
zhāo
 

In feudal society, many innocent commoners were forced to confess under torture.

Zhè
fèn
kǒu
gòng
shì
tōng
guò
chéng
zhāo
lái
de
 
néng
zuò
wéi
tíng
zhèng
 

This confession was obtained through torture and cannot be used as court evidence.

shì
bèi
chéng
zhāo
de
 
gēn
běn
shì
zhēn
zhèng
de
xiōng
shǒu
 

He was forced to confess under torture; he is not the real murderer at all.

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