Chinese word

羞辱

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiū rǔ

Meaning

  • verbhumiliate

Example

别再羞辱她了，她已经很难过。bié zài xiū rǔ tā le tā yǐ jīng hěn nán guò

Stop humiliating her. She is already very upset.

Illustration for 羞辱 (humiliate)

More examples

当众羞辱别人会伤害感情。dāng zhòng xiū rǔ bié rén huì shāng hài gǎn qíng

Publicly humiliating other people hurts their feelings.

Core concept

An attack that makes a person feel exposed, small, and stripped of dignity.

Common phrases

  • 羞辱别人xiū rǔ bié rén

    humiliate other people

  • 公开羞辱他gōng kāi xiū rǔ tā

    humiliate him publicly

Similar words

侮辱wú rǔ: Insulting a person with words or behavior that belittles them and harms their honor or dignity.
辱骂rǔ mà: Abusing a person with filthy or harsh words and angry verbal attacks.
嘲笑cháo xiào: Mocking a person's mistake or feature by making it a target of laughter.
侮蔑wǔ miè: Showing contempt through words or behavior that treats a person as worthless.

Definition in Chinese

用言语或行为让人感到丢脸、被轻视，从而在心理上受到伤害。yòng yán yǔ huò xíng wéi ràng rén gǎn dào diū liǎn bèi qīng shì cóng ér zài xīn lǐ shàng shòu dào shāng hài

Word origin

羞 (xiū, "shame") + 辱 (rǔ, "dishonor") forms a compound for treating someone in a way that brings shame and damages their dignity.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word signals serious harm to a person's dignity, not ordinary teasing or a minor correction.

Other meanings

  • humiliationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 羞辱感xiū rǔ gǎnsense of humiliationnoun

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