责怪 zéguài to blame
to blame; to rebuke
怎么记住“责怪”: 责 duty + 怪 unusual = to blame.
汉字
用法
- To blame / hold someone at fault - 别责怪自己 (bié zéguài zìjǐ) don't blame yourself; 互相责怪 (hùxiāng zéguài) to blame each other.
- Everyday register; about pinning fault on someone, often interpersonally.
- Lighter and more common in speech than 谴责 (qiǎnzé, formal condemnation); near 责备 (zébèi) but slightly less stern.