批评

pī píng

HSK 4

Meaning

to criticize; criticism

Definition

指出缺点和错误；评论；批判。

To point out faults and mistakes; to critique; to criticize.

Usage

既可以用作动词，表示对人或事物的缺点、错误提出意见，也可以用作名词，指提出的意见本身。常用于正式或严肃的场合，也可用于日常交流。

Can be used as a verb to indicate giving opinions about faults or mistakes of people or things, or as a noun referring to the opinion itself. Often used in formal or serious contexts, but also in daily conversation.

Examples

1 老师批评了他上课不专心。 (The teacher criticized him for not paying attention in class.)
2 这部电影受到了很多观众的批评。 (This movie received a lot of criticism from audiences.)
3 我们应该虚心接受别人的批评。 (We should humbly accept others' criticism.)
4 她的批评很中肯，对我帮助很大。 (Her criticism was very pertinent and helped me a lot.)
5 在会议上，他对公司的管理提出了批评。 (At the meeting, he criticized the company's management.)

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