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指责

zhǐzé

to blame, to censure

Part of speech · verb

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Examples

  1. 不要一味地指责别人。
    Don’t just keep blaming others.
  2. 他的做法受到了公众的指责。
    His conduct drew public censure.

Collocations

指责别人受到指责横加指责互相指责

Mnemonic

指 zhǐ "to point" + 责 zé "to reproach": to point fingers and reproach, i.e. to blame, to censure. 指 has the hand radical 扌; 责 has the shell 贝. 互相指责 = to blame one another. Opposite of 表扬 / 赞扬 (to praise).

Related

责备批评谴责表扬

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