shuò
搠
to stab; to thrust; to pierce (archaic)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to stab; to thrust; to lunge (with a spear, sword, etc.)
archaicPrimarily found in early vernacular Chinese (e.g., Ming and Qing dynasty novels like *Water Margin*). Equivalent to modern Mandarin 刺 or 扎.
Lín林
Chōng冲
tǐng挺
qǐ起
huā花
qiāng枪
，
zhǐ只
yī一
shuò搠
，
biàn便
jiāng将
nà那
chāi差
bō拨
shuò搠
dǎo倒
le了
。
Lin Chong raised his decorated spear, and with one thrust, knocked down that constable.
Tā他
ná拿
qǐ起
cháng长
qiāng枪
，
xiàng向
dí敌
rén人
shuò搠
qù去
。
He picked up the long spear and thrust it at the enemy.
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Wǔ武
Sōng松
tí提
qǐ起
shāo梢
bàng棒
，
měng猛
dì地
xiàng向
lǎo老
hǔ虎
shuò搠
qù去
。
Wu Song raised his cudgel and fiercely thrust it at the tiger.
Nà那
hàn汉
zi子
bá拔
chū出
dāo刀
lái来
，
xiàng向
qián前
yī一
shuò搠
。
That fellow drew his knife and thrust it forward.