骚 (sāo) — (bound form) to harass, to disturb; (bound form) lascivious, coquettish (especially of women in literary contexts)
Definition
骚 (sāo) is a bound morpheme: in 骚扰 it means 'to harass / disturb', and in literary or colloquial phrases like 骚气 / 风骚 it means 'coquettish, flirtatious' (of women). Don't use it as a stand-alone word.
bound form
(bound form) to harassto disturb(bound form) lasciviouscoquettish (especially of women in literary contexts)
Examples
- 。Nà ge liú máng yì zhí zài sāo rǎo tā.That hooligan kept harassing her.
- ，。Jiào shì lǐ tū rán yí piàn sāo dòng, yuán lái yǒu rén dǎ jià le.Suddenly there was a commotion in the classroom; it turned out someone was fighting.
- 骚。Tā shuō huà de yàng zi yǒu jǐ fēn sāo qì.The way she spoke had a hint of coquettishness.
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