qúnōu

群殴

Word · VerbTraditional群毆

gang fight; group beating

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to gang up on and beat someone; to fight in a group

Typically implies multiple attackers against one or few victims, often illegal and violent.

Tā他
men们
jù聚
zhòng众
qún群
ōu殴
 ,
bèi被
jǐng警
chá察
dài逮
bǔ捕
le了
 。

They gathered a crowd to gang fight and were arrested by the police.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
qún群
ōu殴
xíng行
wéi为
yán严
zhòng重
wéi违
fǎn反
le了
xiào校
guī规
 。

This kind of group beating behavior seriously violates school regulations.

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Wǎng网
shàng上
liú流
chuán传
de的
yī一
duàn段
qún群
ōu殴
shì视
pín频
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
guǎng广
fàn泛
guān关
zhù注
 。

A circulating video of a gang fight online has aroused widespread attention.