Chángqī shòunüè duì tā de xīnlǐ zàochéngle yánzhòng yǐngxiǎng.
Long-term abuse seriously affected her mental state.
Tips
mistakes
Note the pinyin: 虐 is nüè, NOT nuè — the 'ü' must be umlauted. CC-CEDICT writes it nu:e4 because of ASCII limits. Mispronouncing it nuè is a very common native-speaker error too.
usage
Pairs with 施虐 (shīnüè, 'to inflict cruelty / sadism'). The S/M sense (sadomasochism) is rendered 施虐受虐 (shīnüè-shòunüè). In everyday news, 受虐 most often appears in 受虐儿童, 受虐妇女 ('abused children/women').
