Definition
抹黑 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to smear someone's reputation' or 'to disgrace oneself'. You can insert particles like 了 or 过 between 抹 and 黑, e.g. 抹了黑 ('smeared'). It's commonly used with the preposition 给, as in 给人抹黑 ('to bring shame on someone').
v.o.
to smearto discreditto bring shame on
Examples
- 抹黑。Nǐ bù néng zhèyàng gěi gōngsī mǒ hēi.You can't smear the company like this.
- 抹黑。Tā zuò zhè jiàn shì wánquán shì gěi zìjǐ mǒ hēi.What he did was entirely to disgrace himself.
- 。Tā zhè cì kě gěi jiāzú mǒ le hēi.This time he really disgraced the family.
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