脏字

髒字
zāngzì
noun #37,673

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 dirty word
  2. 2 obscenity
  3. 3 swear word

Examples

Tā shuōhuà cóng bù dài zāngzì.
He never uses swear words when he speaks.
Qǐng bùyào zài háizi miànqián shuō zāngzì.
Please don't use dirty words in front of the kids.

Tips

usage
脏字 is the individual swear word; 脏话 (zānghuà) is foul speech in general. The set phrase 脏字 ("without using dirty words") describes someone who insults you so cleverly that no actual profanity appears — high praise for the insult, basically.

Stroke Order

zāng