pamper; spoil; indulge
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to spoil; to pamper; to indulge
Describes an action of overindulging and failing to discipline, especially towards children, leading to negative consequences.
Fù父
mǔ母
guò过
dù度
jiāo娇
zòng纵
hái孩
zi子
，
fǎn反
ér而
huì会
zǔ阻
ài碍
tā他
men们
de的
chéng成
zhǎng长
。
Parents excessively spoiling their children can actually hinder their growth.
Tā他
bèi被
yé爷
ye爷
nǎi奶
nai奶
jiāo娇
zòng纵
huài坏
le了
，
xiàn现
zài在
hěn很
bù不
tīng听
huà话
。
He was spoiled by his grandparents and now is very disobedient.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
jiāo娇
zòng纵
míng明
xīng星
yuán员
gōng工
，
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
qí其
tā他
tóng同
shì事
de的
bù不
mǎn满
。
This company indulges its star employees, causing dissatisfaction among other colleagues.
Jiāo娇
zòng纵
chǒng宠
wù物
hé和
jiāo娇
zòng纵
hái孩
zi子
yī一
yàng样
，
dōu都
shì是
bù不
fù负
zé责
rèn任
de的
biǎo表
xiàn现
。
Indulging a pet is just as irresponsible as spoiling a child.