欺侮

qīwǔ

verb #36,239

Meanings

1 to bully
2 to treat harshly
3 to humiliate

Characters

to deceive; to bully

to insult; to humiliate

Examples

HSK 3

他小时候常被人欺侮。

Tā xiǎoshíhou cháng bèi rén qīwǔ.

He was often bullied as a child.

HSK 5

不要欺侮弱小的同学。

Búyào qīwǔ ruòxiǎo de tóngxué.

Don't bully the weaker classmates.

Tips

usage

Slightly more formal than 欺负 but the meaning overlaps. Implies mistreating someone in a weaker position.

Stroke Order

欺 qī

侮 wǔ