zāo​tà

defile

糟蹋 zāo​tà
defile verb
to defile, violate, or rape (typically referring to a woman)

The innocent young girl was raped by thugs.

insult verb
to insult, humiliate, or bring shame upon someone's reputation

He intentionally said nasty things in front of everyone to humiliate me.

waste verb
to waste, spoil, ruin, or wreck resources, food, or objects

It's a pity that so much food was wasted for nothing.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.89 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.67 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6

Cross-References

Has variant

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Definitions
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