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title: "Nuedai Meaning: 虐待 (nüèdài) Means “to abuse”"
description: "虐待 (nüèdài) means “to abuse; to mistreat”. Hear its tones, see what 虐 and 待 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nuedai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 虐待 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

虐待 nüèdài

## to abuse; to mistreat

## Its characters

1. 虐 nüè cruel
2. 待 dài to treat

## In a sentence

请不要虐待小动物。 Please don't mistreat small animals.

[More about 虐待](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%99%90%E5%BE%85)

## More words with 虐 or 待

- [待遇 dàiyù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daiyu)
- [等待 děngdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengdai)
- [对待 duìdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duidai)
- [接待 jiēdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiedai)
- [看待 kàndài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kandai)
- [迫不及待 pòbù-jídài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pobujidai)
- [期待 qīdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qidai)
- [有待 yǒudài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/youdai)
- [招待 zhāodài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaodai)

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