训斥

tā ràng fù qīn xùn chì le yī dùn

她让父亲训斥了一顿。

Her father gave her a good dressing-down.

tā shù xué bù jí gé shòu dào bà ba de xùn chì

她数学不及格，受到爸爸的训斥。

She failed her maths examination and got a dressing-down from her father.

bèi xùn chì

被训斥

be rebuked

xùn chì mǒu rén

训斥某人

read somebody a lecture

shòu dào xùn chì

受到训斥

be scolded

yǔ yǐ xùn chì

予以训斥

administer a rebuke

jǐng chá xùn chì sī jī bù dǎ xìn hào jiù guǎi wān

警察训斥司机不打信号就拐弯。

The policeman reprimanded the driver for turning without a signal.

hái zi men tài chǎo wǒ xùn chì le tā men yī dùn

孩子们太吵，我训斥了他们一顿。

I told the boys off for making so much noise.