拷打 - Zhictionary

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拷打

kǎodǎ

to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions)
to give sb the third degree
to torture

to beat (to obtain confessions); to torture

古时以刑求毒打审问嫌犯的方式。

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Entry Composition

to beat
to flog
to examine under torture
(computing) to copy (abbr. for 拷贝 kǎobèi)

a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 dǎsǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 dǎdiànhuà "to make a phone call", 打针 dǎzhēn "to get an injection", 打手套 dǎshǒutào "to knit gloves", 打气 dǎqì "to inflate")
to hit; to strike
to fight
(coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 dǎnàyǐhòu "since then")

Containing this entry

yánxíngkǎodǎ

torture
interrogation by torture

Related entries

to inquire about
to give sb the third degree

to torture
to torment

to torment
to torture

to suffer
to torture
to torment
ordeal
suffering
torture
torment

他们的煎熬过了。

Their ordeal is over.

Source: Tatoeba

severe punishment
worst punishment
to torture

to rub
to torment
to torture