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欺侮

Word · Verb

bully; humiliate

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to bully; to humiliate; to oppress

Often implies an abuse of power or strength against someone weaker, causing mental or physical distress.

Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
yīn因
wèi为
gè个
zi子
xiǎo小
 ,
jīng经
cháng常
shòu受
dào到
tóng同
xué学
qī欺
wǔ侮
 。

When he was young, he was often bullied by classmates because he was small.

Jué绝
bù不
néng能
qī欺
wǔ侮
ruò弱
zhě者
 ,
zhè这
shì是
zuò做
rén人
de的
jī基
běn本
dào道
dé德
 。

You must never bully the weak; it's a basic moral principle.

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Zhí殖
mín民
zhě者
duì对
dāng当
dì地
rén人
mín民
jìn进
xíng行
le了
cán残
kù酷
de的
qī欺
wǔ侮
 。

The colonists brutally oppressed and humiliated the local people.

Tā她
bèi备
shòu受
qī欺
wǔ侮
 ,
què却
cóng从
bù不
xiàng向
mìng命
yùn运
dī低
tóu头
 。

She endured much bullying but never bowed to fate.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
shì恃
qiáng强
líng凌
ruò弱
 、
qī欺
wǔ侮
tā他
rén人
de的
xíng行
wéi为
shì是
kě可
chǐ耻
de的
 。

This behavior of bullying others and taking advantage of the strong over the weak is shameful.