In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), zhinya means to hit someone or give them a blow.
Example sentences for zhinya
- Usazhinye mwana, taura naye zvakanaka. (Don't hit the child, speak to him nicely.)
- Usazhinya munhu zvekuti unozoenda kujeri. (Don't hit someone so badly that you'll end up in jail.)
- Vakuru vanoti kuzhinya mwana haasi maitiro akanaka ekumudzidzisa.
(The elders say hitting a child is not a good way to teach them.)
