bully; maltreat
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to bully; to maltreat; to tyrannize
formalRefers to the act of oppressing or treating someone weaker with cruelty, often implying a power imbalance. It is a formal term for 'bullying' and carries a strong negative moral judgment.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
è恶
bà霸
cháng常
cháng常
qī欺
líng凌
bǎi百
xìng姓
。
Local despots in the old society often tyrannized the common people.
Xué学
xiào校
bì必
xū须
cǎi采
qǔ取
cuò措
shī施
，
zhì制
zhǐ止
xiào校
yuán园
qī欺
líng凌
。
Schools must take measures to stop bullying on campus.
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Qiáng强
zhě者
bù不
yīng应
qī欺
líng凌
ruò弱
zhě者
，
zhè这
shì是
jī基
běn本
de的
rén人
dào道
。
The strong should not bully the weak; this is a basic principle of humanity.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shì恃
qiáng强
líng凌
ruò弱
de的
xíng行
wéi为
jiù就
shì是
chì赤
luǒ裸
luǒ裸
de的
qī欺
líng凌
。
Such behavior of oppressing the weak with strength is outright bullying.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
shēn身
cái材
ǎi矮
xiǎo小
，
xiǎo小
shí时
hòu候
cháng常
cháng常
bèi被
gāo高
nián年
jí级
xué学
shēng生
qī欺
líng凌
。
Because he was short, he was often bullied by older students when he was a child.