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诋毁 (dǐ huǐ) — to slander, to defame, to vilify

Definition

A formal, written verb meaning 'to slander or defame' someone — used in media, law, and political contexts rather than everyday speech. Stronger and more serious than general words for saying bad things about someone.

verb
to slanderto defameto vilify

Examples

  • 诋毁。
    Tā jīng cháng zài bèi hòu dǐ huǐ tóng shì.
    He often slanders colleagues behind their backs.
  • 诋毁。
    Zhè zhǒng bù shí de bào dào yán zhòng dǐ huǐ le gōng sī de shēng yù.
    This kind of false report severely defamed the company's reputation.
  • 诋毁。
    Bú yào qīng yì xiāng xìn nà xiē dǐ huǐ bié rén de huà.
    Don't easily believe those words that slander others.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

诋dǐslander
毁huǐdefame

诋 and 毁 both express slander, so together they mean to vilify or defame.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 毀; 毁 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 毀 combines 臼 (cracked skull), 工 (tool), and 殳 (hand action) as a man being hit in the head; this explanation is about 毀, not the simplified 毁.

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