抹黑

mǒhēi

verb #17,807

Meanings

1 to discredit
2 to defame
3 to smear someone's name
4 to blacken

Characters

to smear; to wipe

Literally 'smear black' - to blacken someone's reputation.

Examples

HSK 4

不要故意抹黑别人。

Búyào gùyì mǒhēi biérén.

Don't deliberately defame others.

HSK 6

他们试图抹黑竞争对手。

Tāmen shìtú mǒhēi jìngzhēng duìshǒu.

They tried to smear their competitor.

Tips

memory

Picture smearing black paint (抹黑) on someone's face - that's what defaming someone does to their reputation.

Stroke Order

抹 mǒ

黑 hēi