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to berate

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

tong4ma4 • tòngmà

Meaning


Primary

to berate

Alternatives

berate, berating, berates, berated, to severely scold, severely scold, to scold severely, scold severely

Mnemonic


痛罵 To berate someone is 罵 to scold them so intensely that their entire psyche begins 痛 to ache.

Usage


他 痛罵 了 我 一 頓。

He berated me.

痛罵 不會 解決 問題。

Berating (someone) won't solve the problem.

他 痛罵 了 他 的 秘書。

He berated his secretary.

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