(zhuān) - To blame & to reproach

Tone 1

zhuān | 16 strokes | radical:

· zhuān

To blame;

to reproach;

to scold;

to criticize;

to rebuke.

To blameto reproachto scold

Usage highlights

To blame and scoldTo reproach and criticizeTo scold angrilyTo rebuke sternlyTo receive blameTo avoid reproach

Synonyms

  • to blame; to reproach
  • to scold; to curse
  • to reprimand; to denounce

Antonyms

  • to praise; to commend
  • to praise; to extol

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He was scolded by his teacher (被老师諯).
  • She reproached him for his carelessness (因粗心而諯他).
  • The manager criticized the report (经理諯了这份报告).

Collocations

  • To blame and scold(諯责)
  • To reproach and criticize(諯评)
  • To scold angrily(怒諯)
  • To rebuke sternly(严諯)
  • To receive blame(受諯)
  • To avoid reproach(免諯)

Idioms

  • No specific common idioms found using this character

Cultural background

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  • This character is considered archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • It belongs to the semantic field of speech and verbal criticism.
  • The character structure reflects its meaning through the speech radical 言.

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