骂 mà scold

Traditional: 罵
Measure word: 通, 顿

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 骂 is in band 5. HSK 5 explained

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中骂。

It means to scold. Picture a child who has just broken a neighbor's window with a ball. Later a friend asks if the parents were angry, and you say they got scolded. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

骂 is written in 9 strokes.

骂 — the Chinese character for scold (mà), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 骂 — scold

Senses

to scold
to abuse
to curse

Related words

Where 骂 lives

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骂 is pronounced mà and means “scold”.