骂人

罵人

màrén

verb

Meanings

1 to swear at people
2 to call people names
3 to scold

Characters

to curse; to scold

Examples

HSK 1

你怎么能骂人呢？

Nǐ zěnme néng màrén ne?

How can you swear at people?

HSK 3

他一生气就骂人，大家都不想跟他说话。

Tā yì shēngqì jiù màrén, dàjiā dōu bù xiǎng gēn tā shuōhuà.

As soon as he gets angry he starts calling people names, so nobody wants to talk to him.

Tips

usage

骂人 covers anything from name-calling to cursing. Swear words are 骂人的话 or 脏话, and parents tell children 不许骂人 'no swearing'.

Stroke Order

骂 mà

人 rén