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The Chinese word 拳打脚踢 is formed through the juxtaposition of two parallel verb-object constructions: 拳打, meaning 'fist hitting,' and 脚踢, meaning 'foot kicking.' Each construction pairs a body part noun ( fist, foot) with an action verb ( hit, kick). Their combination results in a compound word that literally describes the act of striking with fists and kicking with feet.

Word Definition - 拳打脚踢

quán dǎ jiǎo tī lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up; fig. determined to sort out a problem