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    Expressing 'to slap' with 扇 (shān)

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    Structure

    扇 + 了 + Object

    Explanation

    扇 (shān) means 'to slap' or 'to smack' when used as a verb, typically referring to slapping someone across the face. It is a vivid and colloquial verb. For example, 扇了一巴掌 means 'slapped (someone) once.'

    Examples

    • 她气得扇了他一巴掌。

      Tā qì de shān le tā yì bāzhang.

      She was so angry that she slapped him.

    • 别惹他生气，小心他扇你。

      Bié rě tā shēngqì, xiǎoxīn tā shān nǐ.

      Don't make him angry, or he might slap you.

    • 电影里那个角色被扇了一耳光。

      Diànyǐng lǐ nàge juésè bèi shān le yì ěrguāng.

      The character in the movie got slapped across the face.

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