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责备 zébèi

责备 zébèi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 责备 zébèi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zébèi | ze2 bei4
English translation
to blame
to criticize
condemnation
reproach

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Traditional form

責備

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 责备 zébèi

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. bèi represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

龶贝

Number of Strokes

8
bèi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of bèi . Pictograph of a container for holding arrows, which helped in preparation for battle. The rén (person) component was added later. The traditional component rén was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

夂田

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 责备 zébèi

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责备 zébèi 妹妹 mèimei 脚下 jiǎo xià cǎi zhāo zǒu jìn 屋里.

He got after his sister for tracking mud into the house.

宁可 nìngkě ràng 亲人 qīn rén 责备 zébèi , 切勿 qiè wù ràng 敌人 dírén 亲吻 qīn wěn .

Better be blamed by our kith and kin, than be kissed by the enemy.

他们 tā men 责备 zébèi 不应自己 zìjǐ de 健康 jiànkāng 冒险 màoxiǎn

They admonished me for taking risks with my health.

转向 zhuǎn xiàng 亚历克斯语气 yǔqì 充满 chōngmǎn le 责备 zébèi

He turned to Alex and his tone was reproachful.

温柔 wēnróu de 责备 zébèi :“ yāo duō 休息 xiūxi shǎo 说话 shuōhuà 。”

She admonished him gently, "You should rest, not talk so much."

责备 zébèi Decomposition

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责备 zébèi Compounds

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