亵渎

褻瀆

xièdú

verb #7,064

Meanings

1 to blaspheme
2 to desecrate
3 to profane

Characters

to slight; to treat irreverently

to profane; to show disrespect

Examples

他的行为是对传统的亵渎。

Tā de xíngwéi shì duì chuántǒng de xièdú.

His behavior is a desecration of tradition.

不要亵渎神圣的东西。

Bùyào xièdú shénshèng de dōngxi.

Don't blaspheme sacred things.

Tips

register

亵渎 is formal and literary. In casual speech, people would say 不尊重 (bù zūnzhòng, to disrespect) or 侮辱 (wǔrǔ, to insult) instead.

Stroke Order

亵 xiè

渎 dú