臭骂

臭罵
chòumà
verb #39,036

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 to give someone a tongue-lashing
  2. 2 to chew out
  3. 3 a tongue-lashing

Examples

HSK 4
Tā huí jiā wǎn le, bèi bàba chòumà le yí dùn.
He got home late and his dad chewed him out.
HSK 7-9
Yīnwèi nòngdiū le wénjiàn, tā ái le lǎobǎn yí dùn chòumà.
He lost the documents and got a tongue-lashing from his boss.

Tips

usage
臭 'stinking' works as an intensifier, as in 臭美 'vain'. It almost always comes with 顿: 臭骂 一 顿 'to chew someone out', 挨 了 一 顿 臭骂 'to get chewed out'. It is stronger and more colloquial than 责骂.

Stroke Order

臭 chòu
骂 mà