揪斗

Traditional form:

揪鬥

Pinyin (reading):

jiūdòu

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 揪 - to pinch, to grasp
• 斗 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup

Traditional characters:

• 揪 - to pinch, to grasp
• 鬥 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup