to spoil; to indulge excessively
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to spoil (a child); to indulge excessively; to pamper
Used to describe the negative practice of overindulging someone, especially a child, leading to poor behavior. The term carries a mildly negative connotation.
Duì对
hái孩
zi子
kě可
bù不
néng能
guàn惯
zòng纵
，
fǒu否
zé则
huì会
yǎng养
chéng成
huài坏
xí习
guàn惯
。
You must not spoil a child, or else they will develop bad habits.
Yé爷
ye爷
nǎi奶
nai奶
zǒng总
shì是
guàn惯
zòng纵
xiǎo小
sūn孙
zi子
，
tā他
yào要
shén什
me么
dōu都
gěi给
mǎi买
。
The grandparents always spoil their little grandson and buy him whatever he wants.
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Guò过
fèn分
de的
guàn惯
zòng纵
huì会
ràng让
hái孩
zi子
biàn变
de得
zì自
sī私
rèn任
xìng性
。
Excessive spoiling will make a child selfish and willful.
Tā她
yì意
shí识
dào到
shì是
zì自
jǐ己
de的
guàn惯
zòng纵
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
ér儿
zi子
de的
bù不
zūn尊
zhòng重
。
She realized it was her own indulgence that caused her son's disrespect.