get physical; act violently
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to resort to violence; to get physical; to hit or swear at someone
informal用于指代诉诸武力或言语侮辱等粗暴行为，强调行为的不文明和攻击性。多用于劝诫或描述负面事件。
Yǒu有
huà话
hǎo好
hǎo好
shuō说
，
bù不
yào要
dòng动
cū粗
。
Talk things out properly, don't resort to violence.
Tā他
pí脾
qì气
bào暴
zào躁
，
yī一
bù不
shùn顺
xīn心
jiù就
xiǎng想
dòng动
cū粗
。
He has a bad temper and wants to get physical whenever he's unhappy.
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Fū夫
qī妻
chǎo吵
jià架
hěn很
zhèng正
cháng常
，
dàn但
dòng动
cū粗
jiù就
guò过
fèn分
le了
。
It's normal for couples to argue, but resorting to violence is going too far.
Duì对
fāng方
xiān先
dòng动
cū粗
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
shì是
zhèng正
dàng当
fáng防
wèi卫
。
The other party started the violence; we were just acting in self-defense.