Meaning
scold; abuse
Chinese: 责骂、辱骂;用粗话伤人。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ma” becomes a different word in each tone. 骂 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 骂人mà rénto swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone
- 大骂dà màto rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it; to bawl sb out
- 国骂guó màcurse word; four-letter word; esp. the "national swear word" of China, namely 他妈的
- 对骂duì màto hurl abuse; to trade insults; slanging match
- 开骂kāi màto launch into an angry tirade; to start berating sb
Example Sentence
做错了事，妈妈也没有骂我。Zuò cuò le shì, mā ma yě méi yǒu mà wǒ.Even though I did something wrong, Mom did not scold me.
做错Zuò cuòto make an error了事le shìto dispose of a matter，妈妈mā mamama也yěalso没有méi yǒuhaven't骂màto scold我wǒI。