打手

dǎ shou · da shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. hired thug

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2 examples
01

警(jǐng)察(chá)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)受(shòu)雇(gù)于(yú)人(rén)的(de)打(dǎ)手(shou)。

The police caught the hired thug.

02

电(diàn)影(yǐng)里(lǐ)的(de)打(dǎ)手(shou)最(zuì)后(hòu)都(dōu)被(bèi)主(zhǔ)角(jué)打(dǎ)败(bài)了(le)。

In the movie, the thugs were all defeated by the protagonist in the end.

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