苦打成招 — “To extract a confession by torture or severe duress”
苦打成招 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to extract a confession by torture or severe duress”. To force an innocent person to confess guilt under torture. Literally, “hard beating results in confession”.
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苦打成招 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 苦kǔ
- 打dǎ
- 成chéng
- 招zhāo
苦打成招 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 苦打成招
调查人员不应采用非法手段，强迫嫌疑人苦打成招。
Investigators should not resort to illegal methods to force suspects to confess under torture.
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Synonyms of 苦打成招
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- kǔ苦bù不kě可yán言too bitter to tell
- kǔ苦bù不kān堪yán言too miserable to describe
- kǔ苦bù不liáo聊shēng生live in utter misery
- kǔ苦zhōng中zuò作lè乐find joy in suffering
- kǔ苦lè乐bù不jūn均unequal distribution of joys and sorrows
- kǔ苦lè乐zhī之jìng境realm of suffering and joy
- kǔ苦zhēng争è恶zhàn战fierce and arduous struggle
- kǔ苦kǒu口zhī之yào药unpleasant but beneficial advice
- kǔ苦kǒu口pó婆xīn心to advise earnestly and patiently
- kǔ苦kǒu口è恶shí石unpleasant but beneficial advice
- kǔ苦kǒu口liáng良yào药Good medicine tastes bitter but cures illness
- kǔ苦kǒu口nì逆ěr耳sincere advice that is unpleasant to hear
Questions about 苦打成招
- What does 苦打成招 mean?
- 苦打成招 (kǔ dǎ chéng zhāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to extract a confession by torture or severe duress”.
- How do you pronounce 苦打成招?
- 苦打成招 is pronounced kǔ dǎ chéng zhāo in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 苦打成招 literally mean?
- Literally, 苦打成招 means “hard beating results in confession”. It is used to mean “to extract a confession by torture or severe duress”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 苦打成招?
- 严刑拷打，迫使无罪的人冤枉招认