批评 pīpíng criticize
How to remember 批评: 批 criticize + 评 comment on = criticize.
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How it is used
- To criticize / a criticism - 老师批评了他 (lǎoshī pīpíng le tā) the teacher criticized him.
- 批 (comment/mark) + 评 (appraise); it's disapproving criticism, often from a superior to point out faults.
- Opposite 表扬 (biǎoyáng) 'to praise'. Contrast 评论 (pínglùn) 'to comment/review (neutrally)'; 批评 is specifically fault-finding rebuke - 表扬学生 (biǎoyáng xuésheng) praise a student.
Example sentences
- 他在批评员工。 Tā zài pīpíng yuángōng.He's criticizing his staff.
- 你总是批评我！ Nǐ zǒngshì pīpíng wǒ!You're always criticizing me.
- 一些人批评了我们的决定。 Yīxiē rén pīpíng le wǒmen de juédìng.Some people criticized our decision.