Chinese word dictionary

鞭挞

biān tà · to lash; (fig.) to castigate

Practice word

Word information

Simplified鞭挞

Traditional鞭撻

Pinyinbiān tà

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

鞭biān

whip; to lash, to flog

挞tà

to whip, to flog, to chastise

How to learn 鞭挞

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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