打一巴掌，给个甜枣 dǎ yī bā zhang ， gěi gè tián zǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
  2. fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation

CHARACTERS

打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
巴 bā
HSK 5
greatly desire, anxiously hope
掌 zhang
HSK 5
palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
给 gěi
HSK 2
give; by, for
个 gè
HSK 1
numerary adjunct, piece; single
甜 tián
HSK 3
sweet, sweetness
枣 zǎo date tree; dates, jujubes; surname