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ái pī

挨 批

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v.be denounced
- tā ái pī shì yīn wèi gōng zuò méi yǒu zuò hǎo
  她挨批是因为工作没有做好。
  The reason why she was criticized was that she did not perform well in her work.
- měi dāng tā ái pī shí tā dōu yào wèi zì jǐ biàn hù
  每当他挨批时他都要为自己辩护。
  He tried to answer back whenever he was criticized.
- shuí shòu dào biǎo yáng wú suǒ wèi zhǐ yào wǒ men bù ái pī jiù hǎo
  谁受到表扬无所谓，只要我们不挨批就好。
  We don't mind who gets the credit so long as we don't get theblame.

Word usage

Separable word
"挨" and "批" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我挨了上司一顿批。
  I have been criticized by my superior.
- 他没挨过批。
  He has never been criticized.

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