辱骂

辱罵

rǔmà

verb #18,487

Meanings

1 to insult
2 to revile
3 to hurl abuse at

Characters

to insult; to humiliate

to scold; to curse

Examples

他在网上辱骂别人。

Tā zài wǎng shàng rǔmà biérén.

He hurls abuse at people online.

辱骂他人是违法行为。

Rǔmà tārén shì wéifǎ xíngwéi.

Insulting others is an illegal act.

Tips

usage

辱骂 is stronger than 骂 (to scold). It implies deliberate humiliation. Often appears in legal contexts: 公开辱骂 (publicly insulting someone) can constitute defamation in Chinese law.

Stroke Order

辱 rǔ

骂 mà