Definition & Meaning

2.comment; give a critique of something

Word usage

pī píng

批 评

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1
v.criticize
- tā tǎo yàn tā rén pī píng tā
  他讨厌他人批评他。
  He hates criticism.
- rén men huì pī píng tā men bù míng bai de dōng xi
  人们会批评他们不明白的东西。
  They're going to criticize what they don't understand.
- lǎo shī pī píng xué shēng chí dào
  老师批评学生迟到。
  The teacher reproved his pupils for coming late to school.
synonym
píng lùn评论 yì lùn议论 pǐn píng品评
2
v.comment; give a critique of something
- chén mò yǒu shí shì zuì yán lì de pī píng
  沉默有时是最严厉的批评。
  Silence is sometimes the severest criticism.
- tā fā xiàn zì jǐ zāo dào zhòng duō de pī píng
  她发现自己遭到众多的批评。
  She found herself on the receiving end of a great deal of criticism.
- zhè fèn bào gào shòu dào le guǎng fàn de pī píng
  这份报告受到了广泛的批评。
  The report has been roundly criticized.
synonym
píng shù评述
antonym
biǎo zhāng表彰 chēng zàn称赞 zàn yáng赞扬 biǎo yáng表扬 kuā jiǎng夸奖 chēng sòng称颂 bāo yáng褒扬

Word usage

Reduplication
"批评" can be reduplicated, for example: "批评批评".
- 这件事确实是你做得不对，我得批评批评你。
  It's really wrong of you to do it. I have to criticize you.
common measure word
"批评" is often matched with measure word "个"or"次".
- 一个批评
  one criticism
- 一次批评
  one criticism

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