苛责

苛責

kēzé

verb #31,995

Meanings

1 to criticize harshly
2 to excoriate
3 to censure severely

Characters

to blame; to reproach

Examples

孩子犯错时不必苛责。

Háizi fàncuò shí bùbì kēzé.

There's no need to harshly scold a child for making a mistake.

她对自己非常苛责。

Tā duì zìjǐ fēicháng kēzé.

She's extremely hard on herself.

外界苛责这项决策不够透明。

Wàijiè kēzé zhè xiàng juécè bùgòu tòumíng.

Outside observers sharply criticized the decision for not being transparent enough.

Tips

memory

苛 (harsh) + 责 (to blame) — harsh blaming. Stronger and more formal than 批评.

Stroke Order

苛 kē

责 zé