to bully; to maltreat; to oppress
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to bully and oppress; to humiliate and abuse
Often refers to stronger or more powerful parties taking advantage of weaker ones, involving physical, verbal, or psychological harm.
Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
yīn因
shēn身
cái材
shòu瘦
xiǎo小
，
jīng经
cháng常
zāo遭
shòu受
qī欺
líng凌
。
When he was a child, he was often bullied because of his small size.
Xiào校
yuán园
qī欺
líng凌
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
shè社
huì会
wèn问
tí题
。
School bullying is a serious social problem.
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Wǒ我
men们
jué绝
bù不
néng能
qī欺
líng凌
ruò弱
xiǎo小
。
We must never bully the weak.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shì恃
qiáng强
líng凌
ruò弱
de的
xíng行
wéi为
jiù就
shì是
qī欺
líng凌
。
This behavior of oppressing the weak is bullying.