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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.