骂
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mà · to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #2622
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9Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Example sentences

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Nǐ wèishénme yào mà rén jiā?你为什么要骂人家?

Why do you go about being cross at people?

Source: Tatoeba #419956 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú dàn méi bāng wǒ, hái mà le wǒ.他不但没帮我,还骂了我。

Not only did he refuse to help me, but also he scolded me.

Source: Tatoeba #2102713 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lǎo shí shuō, wǒ bèi wǒ māma mà le.老实说,我被我妈妈骂了。

To tell you the truth, I've been scolded by my mom.

Source: Tatoeba #397129 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ huì bèi māma mà de.你会被妈妈骂的。

You'll catch it from Mummy.

Source: Tatoeba #349507 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài xiǎo xué de shí hòu, tā cháng cháng bèi lǎo shī mà.在小学的时候,她常常被老师骂。

When she was in elementary school, the teacher often scolded her.

Source: Tatoeba #389971 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Māma mà mǎ de má ma ?妈妈骂马的麻吗?

Is mom scolding the horse's hemp?

Source: Tatoeba #1152199 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 骂 in context

  1. Say mà, then recall the core meaning: to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 骂人 (mà rén), meaning “to swear or curse”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 骂 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.