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责怪

zé guài · ze guai

Traditional 責怪

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to blame
  2. to rebuke
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The broken cup

  1. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)你(nǐ)的(de)杯子(bēizi)打碎(dǎsuì)了(le)。

    Sorry, I broke your cup.

  2. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)责怪(zéguài)你(nǐ)。

    No problem. I won't blame you.

  3. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)不(bù)责怪(zéguài)我(wǒ)？

    Really? You don't blame me?

  4. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)的(de)。杯子(bēizi)是(shì)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)放(fàng)在(zài)桌子(zhuōzi)边上(biānshàng)的(de)。

    Really. I put the cup at the edge of the table myself.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)责怪(zéguài)这(zhè)张(zhāng)桌子(zhuōzi)吧(ba)，它(tā)太(tài)小(xiǎo)了(le)。

    Then let's just blame this table. It's too small.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)换(huàn)一(yī)张(zhāng)大(dà)桌子(zhuōzi)！

    OK, let's switch to a bigger table!

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2 examples
01

她(tā)不(bù)仅(jǐn)没(méi)责(zé)怪(guài)他(tā)，反(fǎn)而(ér)称(chēng)赞(zàn)他(tā)。

It wasn't just that she didn't blame him - she actually praised the guy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by woshiheyao · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)只(zhǐ)是(shì)责(zé)怪(guài)别(bié)人(rén)，从(cóng)不(bú)自(zì)责(zé)。

He only blames other people, and never himself.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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