Definition

Động từ (Verb): - To assault; to commit assault and battery; to attack violently: The act of intentionally using physical force or violence against another person, causing or attempting to cause bodily harm. - To indulge in violence; to brutalize: To act in a brutally violent manner towards someone.

Usage Examples

• Động từ (Verb):
  • Nhóm thanh niên định hành hung người đi đường. (The group of youths intended to assault the passerby.)
  • Bất kỳ hành vi hành hung nào cũng đều bị pháp luật trừng trị. (Any act of assault and battery will be punished by law.)
  • Anh ta đã bị hành hung ngay trước cổng nhà. (He was brutally attacked right in front of his house gate.)

Advanced Usage

• This term carries a strong connotation of unjust, aggressive, and often premeditated violence. It is commonly used in legal, journalistic, and everyday contexts to describe serious physical attacks.
• "bị hành hung": to be assaulted; to be a victim of assault.
  • Nạn nhân đang được điều trị sau khi bị hành hung. (The victim is receiving treatment after being assaulted.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hành vi hành hung (noun phrase): Act of assault; assaultive behavior.
  • Cảnh sát đang điều tra hành vi hành hung này. (The police are investigating this act of assault.)
• Sự hành hung (noun): The assault; the battery (refers to the event/action itself).
  • Sự hành hung đã được camera an ninh ghi lại. (The assault was recorded by the security camera.)

Synonyms

• Tấn công: To attack (can be physical or non-physical, e.g., a verbal attack).
• Đánh đập: To beat up; to hit (focuses on the act of striking).
• Bạo hành: To abuse; to commit violence (broader, can include domestic, psychological violence).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Hành hung dã man: To assault savagely/brutally; to commit a brutal assault.
  • Hắn đã hành hung dã man nạn nhân bằng hung khí. (He savagely assaulted the victim with a weapon.)

1. Commit assult and battery, indulge in violence
   • Bị can tội hành hung
     To be accused of assault and battery