tà
挞
whip; beat with a stick
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to whip; to beat with a rod or stick
formalThis is a formal literary term, rarely used in daily spoken Chinese.
Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
yuán员
kě可
néng能
huì会
tà挞
fá罚
fàn犯
cuò错
de的
nú奴
pú仆
。
Ancient officials might whip slaves who made mistakes.
Jiāng将
jūn军
xià下
lìng令
biān鞭
tà挞
wéi违
kàng抗
jūn军
lìng令
de的
shì士
bīng兵
。
The general ordered to whip soldiers who disobeyed military orders.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
cán残
kù酷
de的
tà挞
xíng刑
zǎo早
yǐ已
bèi被
fèi废
chú除
。
This cruel whipping punishment has long been abolished.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
miáo描
xiě写
le了
nú奴
lì隶
zhǔ主
tà挞
dǎ打
fǎn反
kàng抗
de的
nú奴
lì隶
de的
chǎng场
jǐng景
。
The novel depicts a scene where the slave owner beats rebellious slaves.
Lì历
shǐ史
jì记
zǎi载
zhōng中
，
tà挞
fá罚
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
tǐ体
fá罚
fāng方
shì式
zhī之
yī一
。
In historical records, whipping was one of the common corporal punishment methods.