蹂躏

蹂躪

róulìn

verb #13,513

Meanings

HSK 4

战争蹂躏了这片土地。

Zhànzhēng róulìn le zhè piàn tǔdì.

War ravaged this land.

HSK 7-9

不能蹂躏别人的尊严。

Bùnéng róulìn biérén de zūnyán.

You must not trample on other people's dignity.

memory

Both characters have the 足 (foot) radical: 蹂 and 躏 both involve trampling underfoot. The word literally evokes stomping and crushing.

蹂躏 is a literary/formal word used primarily in written Chinese, news, and historical contexts. In casual speech, 破坏 or 糟蹋 are more common.

蹂 róu

躏 lìn