Chinese Word: 屈打成招 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to obtain confessions under torture

1		tā 他 de 的 kǒu gòng 口供 shì 是 qū dǎ chéng zhāo 屈打成招， bù zú 不足 wèi 为 zhèng 证。 His confession was forced out of him and can't be used as evidence.
2		xǔ duō 许多 yī shēng 医生 hé 和 hù shi 护士 shēng chēng 声称 tā men 他们 bèi 被 qū dǎ chéng zhāo 屈打成招。 Many of the doctors and nurses say they were tortured into making confessions.
3		zhā wǎ xī lǐ 扎瓦希里 xuān chēng 宣称 tā 他 de 的 qián 前 zhàn yǒu 战友 shì 是 bèi 被 qū dǎ chéng zhāo 屈打成招 de 的。 Zawahiri has alleged that his former comrade was tortured into recanting.
4		ér 而 hù shi 护士 men 们 fǒu rèn 否认 zhè xiē 这些 kòng gào 控告 bìng 并 shuō 说 tā men 她们 shì 是 bèi 被 qū dǎ chéng zhāo 屈打成招。 The nurses denied the charges and said they had been tortured into confessing.
5		“ shù jù 数据 rú guǒ 如果 bèi 被 zhé mó 折磨 gòu 够 jiǔ 久 de huà 的话 yě 也 huì 会 qū dǎ chéng zhāo 屈打成招， ” tǒng jì shī 统计师 cǐ yán 此言 miào 妙 zāi 哉。 "Torture the data long enough and they will confess to anything," statisticians quip.

1		tā 他 de 的 kǒu gòng 口供 shì 是 qū dǎ chéng zhāo 屈打成招， bù zú 不足 wèi 为 zhèng 证。 His confession was forced out of him and can't be used as evidence.
2		xǔ duō 许多 yī shēng 医生 hé 和 hù shi 护士 shēng chēng 声称 tā men 他们 bèi 被 qū dǎ chéng zhāo 屈打成招。 Many of the doctors and nurses say they were tortured into making confessions.
3		zhā wǎ xī lǐ 扎瓦希里 xuān chēng 宣称 tā 他 de 的 qián 前 zhàn yǒu 战友 shì 是 bèi 被 qū dǎ chéng zhāo 屈打成招 de 的。 Zawahiri has alleged that his former comrade was tortured into recanting.
4		ér 而 hù shi 护士 men 们 fǒu rèn 否认 zhè xiē 这些 kòng gào 控告 bìng 并 shuō 说 tā men 她们 shì 是 bèi 被 qū dǎ chéng zhāo 屈打成招。 The nurses denied the charges and said they had been tortured into confessing.
5		“ shù jù 数据 rú guǒ 如果 bèi 被 zhé mó 折磨 gòu 够 jiǔ 久 de huà 的话 yě 也 huì 会 qū dǎ chéng zhāo 屈打成招， ” tǒng jì shī 统计师 cǐ yán 此言 miào 妙 zāi 哉。 "Torture the data long enough and they will confess to anything," statisticians quip.