严刑拷打 yán xíng kǎo dǎ

DEFINITIONS

  1. torture
  2. interrogation by torture

CHARACTERS

严 yán
HSK 4
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
刑 xíng
HSK 6
punishment, penalty; law
拷 kǎo torture and interrogate; hit
打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack