脏字 (zāng zì) — obscenity; swear word
Definition
A colloquial term for swear words or curse words — literally 'dirty characters'. More vivid and spoken than the neutral 粗口 (cǔkǒu).
noun
obscenityswear word
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 脏字。Shuō huà shí jǐn liàng bié yòng zāng zì.Try not to use swear words when speaking.
- 脏字。Zhè piān wén zhāng lǐ chū xiàn le hǎo jǐ gè zāng zì.Several curse words appeared in this article.
- 脏字。Tā shēng qì de shí hou zǒng shì dài chū jǐ gè zāng zì.When he's angry, he always lets out a few obscenities.
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