Definition & Meaning

1.humiliation; dishonour; insult; indignity

2.humiliate; put somebody to shame; subject somebody to indignities

Word usage

xiū rǔ

羞 辱

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1
n.humiliation; dishonour; insult; indignity
- bèi pò cí zhí shì duì zhè wèi bù zhǎng mò dà de xiū rǔ
  被迫辞职是对这位部长莫大的羞辱。
  Being forced to resign was a great humiliation for the minister.
- tā zài nà r lǚ zāo xiū rǔ
  她在那儿屡遭羞辱。
  There she suffered many humiliations.
- tā men yǐ jīng zāo shòu le nián de xiū rǔ hé zhé mó
  他们已经遭受了30年的羞辱和折磨。
  They have suffered 30 years of humiliation and torture.
synonym
chǐ rǔ耻辱 xiū chǐ羞耻 chǐ shì耻事
2
v.humiliate; put somebody to shame; subject somebody to indignities
- tā zhè shì zài xiū rǔ wǒ men suǒ yǒu rén
  他这是在羞辱我们所有人。
  In so doing he's humiliated every one of us.
- tā jīng cháng xiū rǔ duì shǒu
  他经常羞辱对手。
  He often humiliates his opponents.
- wǒ men bù néng sì yì xiū rǔ tā rén
  我们不能肆意羞辱他人。
  We can't humiliate others wantonly.
synonym
wǔ rǔ侮辱 wū rǔ污辱

Word usage

Reduplication
"羞辱" can be reduplicated, for example: "羞辱羞辱".
- 她说那些话只是想羞辱羞辱我。
  She said those words just to humiliate me.

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