Definition
侮 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) that cannot stand alone as an independent word. It appears as a component in disyllabic verbs meaning 'to insult' or 'to bully', such as 侮辱 (wǔrǔ, 'to insult') and 欺侮 (qīwǔ, 'to bully'). You'll never use 侮 by itself; always attach it to another character to form a complete verb.
b.f.
(bound form) to insultto bully
Examples
- 。Tā shuō de nàxiē huà shì duì wǒ jí dà de wǔ rǔ.What he said was a great insult to me.
- 。Wǒmen bù néng suíbiàn qī wǔ ruòxiǎo.We cannot bully the weak just as we please.
- 。Zhège mínzú céngjīng shòu guò wàizú de wǔ rǔ.This nation once suffered humiliation from foreign tribes.
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