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| Pronunciation |
: |
mà |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- verbally abuse; insult; call names. (v)
- condemn; rebuke; reprove; scold. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
马 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
罵 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
5.8% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
abuse; curse; rail; swear |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
be scolded; be greeted with a stream of abuse |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
shout abuses in public |
Sentences:
| 1. He called me an idiot. |
| tā |
mà |
wǒ |
shì |
bèn |
dàn |
。 |
| 他 |
骂 |
我 |
是 |
笨 |
蛋 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 骂 |
: |
insult |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 笨蛋 |
: |
idiot |
|
| 2. He shouted obscenities at someone. |
| tā |
yòng |
zāng |
huà |
mà |
rén |
。 |
| 他 |
用 |
脏 |
话 |
骂 |
人 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 用 |
: |
use |
| 脏 |
: |
dirty, filthy |
| 话 |
: |
words |
| 骂 |
: |
scold |
| 人 |
: |
people |
|
| 3. Don’t scold him too much, he is at best a child. |
| bú |
yào |
tài |
zé |
mà |
tā |
， |
tā |
zhī |
bú |
guò |
shì |
gè |
hái |
zǐ |
。 |
| 不 |
要 |
太 |
责 |
骂 |
他 |
， |
他 |
只 |
不 |
过 |
是 |
个 |
孩 |
子 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 不要 |
: |
do not |
| 太 |
: |
too |
| 责骂 |
: |
scold; rebuke; dress down |
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 只 |
: |
only |
| 不过 |
: |
only; merely; no more than |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 孩子 |
: |
child |
|
| 4. They do not get along well with each other, and often quarrel. |
| tā |
liǎ |
guān |
xì |
bú |
tài |
hǎo |
， |
jīng |
cháng |
mà |
jià |
。 |
| 他 |
俩 |
关 |
系 |
不 |
太 |
好 |
， |
经 |
常 |
骂 |
架 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
they |
| 俩 |
: |
(a fusion of 两 and 个) two |
| 关系 |
: |
relations |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 太 |
: |
so |
| 好 |
: |
good |
| 经常 |
: |
often |
| 骂架 |
: |
quarrel |
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