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指责 (zhǐ zé): Censure (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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指 • zhǐ • finger; point at • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
zhǐ指

finger; point at

责 • zé • duty, responsibility
zé责

duty, responsibility

Word Info

Pinyinzhǐ zé
Meaningcensure; criticise; find fault with
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 指责.

  • 背诵bèi sòngrecite; repeat from memory; say by heart
  • 霸道bà dàostrong; potent
  • 操练cāo liàndrill; practice
  • 濒临bīn línbe close to; be on the verge of; border on
  • 比喻bǐ yùmetaphor or simile; analogy; allegory
  • 变质biàn zhìgo bad; deteriorate
  • 伴侣bàn lǚcompanion; mate; partner
  • 残酷cán kùcruel; brutal; ruthless
  • 拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngpull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow
  • 饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghave lived through many changes
  • 本能běn nénginstinct; native ability
  • 罢工bà gōnggo on strike; down tools
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 指责.

Words with 指
  • 指出zhǐ chūto indicate
  • 戒指jiè zhiring [jewellry]
  • 手指shǒu zhǐfinger
  • 指导
zhǐ dǎo
guide; direct; conduct
  • 指挥zhǐ huīcommand; direct; conduct
  • 指令zhǐ lìnginstruct; order; direct
  • 指定zhǐ dìngappoint; assign; allocate
  • 指望zhǐ wànglook to; count on; look forward to
    • Words with 责
    • 负责fù zéresponsible for
    • 责任zé rènresponsibility
    • 负责人fù zé rénperson in charge
    • 责备zé bèireproach; blame; reprove
    • 职责zhí zéduty
    • 谴责qiǎn zécondemn; blame; denounce
    • 责怪zé guàiblame
    • 自责zìzéSelf-blame
    4.

    Example Sentences with 指责

    mā妈
    ma妈
    zhǐ指
    zé责
    wǒ我
    nòng弄
    zāng脏
    le了
    yī衣
    fu服
    。
    Mom blamed me for getting the clothes dirty.
    miàn面
    duì对
    shī失
    wù误
    ，
    tā他
    xuǎn选
    zé择
    chéng承
    nǐ你
    píng凭
    shén什
    me么
    zhǐ指
    zé责
    wǒ我
    duì对
    zhè
    méi媒
    tǐ体
    bú不
    yìng应
    yí一
    wèi味
    zhǐ指
    zé责
    zhèng
    bié别
    zǒng总
    shì是
    zhǐ指
    zé责
    wài外
    mài卖
    sòng送
    wǎn
    dān担
    zé责
    rèn任
    ér而
    fēi非
    zhǐ指
    zé责
    tóng同
    shì事
    。
    Faced with the mistake, he chose to take responsibility rather than blame his colleagues.
    这
    ge个
    xiàng项
    mù目
    dì的
    gòng贡
    xiàn献
    bú不
    gòu够
    ？
    On what grounds do you criticize my insufficient contribution to this project?
    政
    fǔ府
    ，
    ér而
    yìng应
    tí提
    chū出
    jiàn建
    shè设
    xìng性
    yì意
    jiàn见
    。
    The media should not simply censure the government but should offer constructive suggestions.
    晚
    le了
    ，
    lù路
    shang上
    kě可
    néng能
    dǔ堵
    chē车
    。
    Don't always find fault with the food delivery being late; there might be traffic.