谩骂

謾罵

mànmà

verb #28,364

Meanings

1 to hurl abuse
2 to insult
3 to call someone names
4 to berate

Characters

to deceive; to insult; rude

to scold; to curse; to abuse verbally

Examples

他在网上对别人进行谩骂，被封号了。

Tā zài wǎngshàng duì biérén jìnxíng mànmà, bèi fēng hào le.

He hurled abuse at others online and had his account banned.

双方发生了激烈的谩骂。

Shuāngfāng fāshēng le jīliè de mànmà.

Both sides engaged in heated verbal abuse.

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谩骂 is a formal term for verbal abuse. In everyday spoken Chinese, you might hear 骂人 (to curse at someone) or 骂街 (to shout abuse in public). 谩骂 often appears in journalism and legal contexts.

Stroke Order

谩 màn

骂 mà