kǎo​dǎ

to torture

  • created sense approved 拷打 · kǎo​dǎ · to torture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拷打

    kǎo​dǎ

    to torture

    to beat a prisoner to extract a confession; to give someone the third degree; to flog

    拷 (bound) → 拷 · kǎo · to torture 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit

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    created sense