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批评

pī píng · pi ping

Traditional 批評

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure words: 次 cì, 番 fān

Meaning

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  1. to criticize; criticism
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  1. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)批评(pīpíng)我(wǒ)了(le)。

    The teacher criticised me.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)课(kè)上(shàng)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    I fell asleep in class.

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)批评(pīpíng)得(de)对(duì)，你(nǐ)应该(yīnggāi)早点(zǎodiǎn)睡(shuì)。

    He was right to criticise you. You should sleep earlier.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)老师(lǎoshī)说话(shuōhuà)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)太(tài)好听(hǎotīng)了(le)，我(wǒ)才(cái)睡着(shuìzháo)。

    But the teacher has such a nice voice that I fell asleep.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)这是(zhèshì)在(zài)批评(pīpíng)还是(háishi)在(zài)夸(kuā)他(tā)？

    Are you criticising him or praising him?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

很(hěn)少(shǎo)有(yǒu)人(rén)会(huì)批(pī)评(píng)他(tā)，即(jí)使(shǐ)有(yǒu)也(yě)不(bù)多(duō)。

Few, if any, will criticize him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bù)明(míng)白(bai)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)你(nǐ)这(zhè)么(me)批(pī)评(píng)他(tā)。

I can't understand why you are so critical of him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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批
pī

to ascertain; to act on

评
píng

to discuss; to comment

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