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Characters, words, pinyin or English

骂 mà to accuse

to accuse; to blame; to curse; to scold

How to remember 骂: 吅 cry out + 马 horse = to accuse. Both farmers cry out at once when the runaway horse tramples the lettuce, each ready to accuse the other.

  • HSK 5
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 口

Component breakdown

骂 = 吅 cry out + 马 horse

  • 吅 cry out
  • 马 horse
The Gushi story

Both farmers cry out at once when the runaway horse tramples the lettuce, each ready to accuse the other.

How it is used

  • Everyday, casual-register verb for scolding or cursing someone: 妈妈骂了他一顿 (māma màle tā yí dùn) "mom gave him a scolding."
  • 骂人 màrén is the general activity of cursing/swearing at people; 挨骂 áimà uses the passive marker 挨 ("suffer/take") for "to get scolded," from the receiver's point of view.
  • Its intensity ranges from a mild telling-off to outright cursing depending on the words used - it isn't inherently as harsh as English "curse."