zuò jian

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v.spoil; waste; damage; run somebody down
- zuò jian shēn tǐ
  作践身体
  damage one's health
synonym
zāo tā糟塌
2
v.insult; humiliate; violate
- zuò jian rén
  作践人
  insult people
- bù néng zhè yàng zuò jian rén
  不能这样作践人
  should not insult people like this
- zhè ge chéng shì è míng zhāo zhāng tā bǎ rén zuò jian le rán hòu pāo qì tā men
  这个城市恶名昭彰，它把人作践了，然后抛弃他们。
  This town is notorious for chewing people up and spitting them out.
synonym
zāo tā糟塌
3
v.disparage
- tā zhè bù shi gù yì zuò jian rén ma
  她这不是故意作践人吗？
  Didn't she say that just to run me down?

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