羞辱 (xiū rǔ) — to humiliate, to put to shame
Definition
A strong verb meaning to humiliate or publicly shame someone, implying deliberate embarrassment. Unlike 侮辱 (wǔrǔ), which also covers insulting and can target a group or ideal, 羞辱 focuses on personal, face-losing humiliation.
verb
to humiliateto put to shame
Examples
- 羞辱，。Tā zài zhòng rén miàn qián xiū rǔ le tā, ràng tā hěn nán kān.He humiliated her in front of everyone, making her very embarrassed.
- 羞辱，。Méi rén yǒu quán lì xiū rǔ bié rén, wú lùn duì fāng zuò cuò le shén me.No one has the right to humiliate others, no matter what they did wrong.
- 羞辱，。Zhè zhǒng gōng kāi de pī píng shì duì tā de xiū rǔ, ér bú shì shàn yì de zhǐ zhèng.This kind of public criticism is an insult to him, not well-intentioned correction.
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