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berate

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

tong4ma4 tòngmà

Meaning


Primary

berate

Alternatives

berates, berated, severely scold, scold severely

Mnemonic


When you 痛罵 berate someone, you 罵 scold them so intensely that their entire psyche begins to 痛 hurt.

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.