揪斗 in English jiu1 dou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)

Simplified Characters

揪 斗

Traditional Characters

揪 鬥

Pinyin

jiu1 dou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

揪jiu1to seize 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]