hành hung

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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