躪 (lìn) - To trample, crush, oppress & to treat with violence or contempt.

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lìn ｜ 26 strokes ｜ radical:

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躪 · lìn

To trample, crush, oppress;

to treat with violence or contempt.

To trample, crush, oppressto treat with violence or contempt.

Usage highlights

Trample and oppressTrample human rightsTrample the lawTrample justiceTrample dignityTrample sovereignty

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The invaders trampled the land (蹂躏土地).
  • Human rights were brutally crushed (人权遭到蹂躏).
  • The crops were destroyed by the storm (庄稼被风暴蹂躏).
  • She felt her dignity had been trampled (她感到尊严被践踏).

Collocations

  • Trample and oppress(蹂躏)
  • Trample human rights(蹂躏人权)
  • Trample the law(蹂躏法律)
  • Trample justice(蹂躏正义)
  • Trample dignity(蹂躏尊严)
  • Trample sovereignty(蹂躏主权)

Idioms

  • To trample and ravage(蹂躏摧残)
  • To trample and oppress(蹂躏压迫)
  • To trample and destroy(蹂躏破坏)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character 躪 carries strong negative connotations of violence and oppression.
  • It is almost exclusively used in the compound 蹂躪 (róulìn) meaning 'to trample, ravage, oppress'.
  • Historically associated with wartime destruction and violation of rights and dignity.

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