maltreat; ill-treat; tyrannise (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
虐待 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
虐待动物是一种残忍且不道德的行为。 Nüèdài dòngwù shì yī zhǒng cánrěn qiě bù dàodé de xíngwéi. - Abusing animals is a cruel and unethical behavior.
她因为虐待孩子而被警方逮捕。 Tā yīnwèi nüèdài háizi ér bèi jǐngfāng dàibǔ. - She was arrested by the police for child abuse.
学校采取了严格措施来防止学生虐待事件。 Xuéxiào cǎiqǔ le yángé cuòshī lái fángzhǐ xuéshēng nüèdài shìjiàn. - The school has taken strict measures to prevent incidents of student abuse.
社会各界呼吁加强对虐待老人的监督和保护。 Shèhuì gèjiè hūyù jiāqiáng duì nüèdài lǎorén de jiāndū hé bǎohù. - Society calls for strengthened supervision and protection against elder abuse.
他们决定捐款帮助那些受到家庭虐待的妇女。 Tāmen juédìng juānkuǎn bāngzhù nàxiē shòudào jiātíng nüèdài de fùnǚ. - They decided to donate to help women who suffer from domestic abuse.
Characters
待 dài - wait |
虐 nüè - tyrannical, cruel, savage; (lit.) disaster |