虐
nu:è
Pinyin

Definition

虐
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nu:è
  1. oppressive
  2. tyrannical

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

谑
xuè
  1. 1 joy
  2. 2 to joke
  3. 3 to banter
  4. 4 to tease
  5. 5 to mock
  6. 6 Taiwan pr. [nu:è]

Related Words (14)

虐
nu:è
  1. 1 oppressive
  2. 2 tyrannical
肆虐
sì nu:è
  1. 1 to wreak havoc
  2. 2 to devastate
虐待
nu:è dài
  1. 1 to mistreat
  2. 2 to maltreat
  3. 3 to abuse
  4. 4 mistreatment
  5. 5 maltreatment
虐心
nu:è xīn
  1. 1 heartbreaking
  2. 2 tear-jerking
助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy

Idioms (1)

助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy

Sample Sentences

这鬼天气，这几年一到这个时候就开始雾霾肆虐，真不知道我们所在的城市污染到底有多严重。
zhè guǐ tiānqì ，zhèjǐnián yī dào zhège shíhòu jiù kāishǐ wùmái sìnuè ，zhēn bù zhīdào wǒmen suǒzài de chéngshì wūrǎn dàodǐ yǒu duō yánzhòng 。
The weather is so odd. Over the last couple of years every time it gets to this time of year smog starts taking over. I really didn't know that the city we live in had such heavy pollution.
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哎呦喂，这敢情好啊！成天看你们几个在朋友圈秀恩爱撒狗粮的，我都快被虐死了。
āiyōuwēi ，zhè gǎnqíng hǎo a ！chéngtiān kàn nǐmen jǐ ge zài péngyou quān xiù ēnài sā gǒuliáng de ，wǒ dōu kuài bèi nuè sǐ le 。
Hey! Of course I'm willing! After seeing all of you on WeChat Moments showing off your love, spraying dog-food over the rest of us. I already feel quite abused.
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刚刚那场浴血奋战的战争真是太虐心了！吓得我一身冷汗。
gānggāng nà chǎng yù xiě fèn zhàn de zhànzhēng zhēn shì tài nuèxīn le ！xiàde wǒ yīshēn lěnghàn 。
That gory battle we just watched was so heart-wrenching! It was so tense it made me sweat all over.
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看来经纪公司没算虐待你啊，看你经纪人在那里笑。
kànlai jīngjì gōngsī méi suàn nüèdài nǐ ā ，kàn nǐ jīngjìrén zài nàli xiào 。
It doesn't seem like your agency is treating you too badly, I see your agent's laughing over there.
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先不说你们俩。后妈不好当，你对她严厉了，她会说你虐待她，对她宽松了，又会说你不管她。反正净说你坏话。当后妈就是吃力不讨好。
xiān bù shuō nǐmen liǎ 。hòumā bù hǎo dāng ，nǐ duì tā yánlì le ，tā huì shuō nǐ nüèdài tā ，duì tā kuānsōng le ，yòu huì shuō nǐ bù guǎn tā 。fǎnzhèng jìng shuō nǐ huàihuà 。dāng hòumā jiùshì chīlì bù tǎohǎo 。
Don't worry about the two of you. There's nothing good about being a stepmother. If you're strict with her, she'll say you're abusing her. If you're easy on her, she'll say you don't care about her. Whatever you do, she'll speak poorly of you. Being a stepmother is a tireless job that gets you no respect.
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个么个则红烧虐哪能？
geʔme geʔa ɦoŋ sɔ nioʔ na nəŋ ？
So, how about this braised fatty pork?
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一，依据中华人民共和国刑法第232条之规定，被告陈瑶犯故意杀人罪，证据确凿。但考虑到被害人长期对其实施虐待以及案发当日的过激举动，被告陈瑶属防卫过当杀人，本庭依法对其实施从轻处罚。决定判处10年有期徒刑，缓刑2年，剥夺政治权利3年。
yī ，yījù Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó xíngfǎ dì èrbǎi sānshí èr tiáo zhī guīdìng ，bèigào Chén Yáo fàn gùyì shārén zuì ，zhèngjù quèzáo 。dàn kǎolǜ dào bèihàirén chángqī duì qí shíshī nüèdài yǐjí ànfā dāngrì de guòjī jǔdòng ，bèigào Chén Yáo shǔ fángwèi guòdàng shārén ，běntíng yīfǎ duì qí shíshī cóngqīng chǔfá 。decision pànchǔ shí nián yǒuqī túxíng ，huǎnxíng liǎng nián ，bōduó zhèngzhì quánlì sān nián 。
Firstly, according to the stipulation of line 232 of the criminal law of the People's Republic of China, the defendant, Chen Yao committed homicide. The evidence is irrefutable. However, taking into consideration the victim's implementation of long-term abuse as well as his extreme actions on the day of the case, the defendant, Chen Yao's, action was 'self defense to the extreme degree'. The court will then, according to the law, implement a more lenient punishment. The sentence is a minimum of 10 years in prison, 2 years probation and the removal of all political rights for 3 years.
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不要互相虐待。
bù yào hùxiāng nüèdài 。
Don't abuse one another.
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刮痧太恐怖了。刮完了，身上都是红的，就像被人虐待过一样。拔火罐儿也是，身上都是红色的圆圈，好像麻将里的饼子。
guāshā tài kǒngbù le 。guā wán le ，shēnshang dōu shì hóng de ，jiù xiàng bèi rén nüèdài guo yīyàng 。bá huǒguànr yě shì ，shēnshang dōu shì hóngsè de yuánquān ，hǎoxiàng májiàng li de bǐngzi 。
Scraping is too terrifying. When they finish scrapping, your body is all red, as if you were just tortured. Cupping is the same, your body ends up with red circles all over it--looks like a mahjong tile.
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你这新车才买了一个月，就被你虐待成这副模样了！
nǐ zhè xīn chē cái mǎi le yī gè yuè ，jiù bèi nǐ nüèdài chéng zhè fù múyàng le ！
You've only had this car for a month, and you've already beaten it up like this!
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