HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 6
挨打
to be beaten; to take a beating; to get hit
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 6
Why does 挨打 look like this?
'挨' (āi) means 'to be next to' or 'to suffer,' featuring the hand radical 扌. '打' (dǎ) means 'to hit,' also with the hand radical 扌. Together, they represent the passive action of 'receiving' or 'undergoing' a hitting.