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折磨
zhémó
1. to persecute
2. to torment
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

折
zhé
to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
HSK 4 7 丶
磨
mó
millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out
HSK 6 16 丶

Compound Words (2)

酷刑折磨
kùxíngzhémó
torture and cruel treatment
反酷刑折磨公约
fǎnkùxíngzhémógōngyuē
UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
2,407 of 84,292