She
slapped her child's face hard.
她狠狠地打了孩子一巴掌。
She
slapped the book down on the bed.
她啪的一声把书摔在床上。
I
slap some make-up on before I go to work.
我上班之前简单化化妆。
"The US government has always claimed it advocates the free flow of information, but the abrupt intervention in TikTok is such a big irony that it's literally a slap in the face," Lu said.
Washington announced earlier this week that it would slap additional levies on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 450 points on Monday, the day China started to slap new tariffs on 128 US products in response to the US steel and aluminum tariffs imposed on March 23 in the name of national security.
China has urged the United States to "find no more excuses and immediately correct the wrongdoings" in its trade practices after a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling granted China rights to slap tariffs on US goods, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
Such a slap on the wrist is far from enough to push companies to implement emission reduction plans.
Almonds are one of the state's top three valued commodities and leading agriculture export, but its exports to China have continued to drop as a result of the US move to slap steep tariffs on Chinese products.
The auto industry is warning that US sales declines, which have been consistent over the past year, may continue thanks to tariffs US President Donald Trump plans to slap on steel and aluminum imports.
The US Treasury Department labeled China a "currency manipulator" on Aug 5, after Washington's threat to slap an additional 10 percent tariff on additional $300 billion worth of Chinese goods starting from Sept 1.
The yuan weakened to above 7 per dollar for the first time in more than a decade last week, after Washington's threat to slap 10 percent tariffs on an additional $300 billion of Chinese goods starting Sept 1.
The recent depreciation of the yuan against the dollar was due to normal market reaction, as investors' concerns over trade tensions were further fueled by Washington's threat to slap 10 percent tariffs on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese goods from Sept 1, Liu added.
Washington threatened earlier to slap 10 percent tariffs on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese goods beginning on Sept 1.
The US intended to slap 10 to 25 percent tariffs on another $200 billion Chinese goods this week, following the first batch of 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports.
Beijing late on Wednesday said it would slap additional tariffs of 25 percent on $16 billion worth of US imports, in retaliation to news the United States plans to begin collecting 25 percent extra in tariffs on $16 billion of Chinese goods from Aug 23.
The strengthening dollar has prompted market volatility this year, especially in emerging economies, and investors expressed further concerns after the administration of US President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese products.
"Preventing financial risk will be on the front burner, and regulators will slap harsh punishments on market violators to curb frequent misbehavior," said Liu Fushou, director of legal department of the CBRC.