训斥

訓斥

xùnchì

verb #22,287

Meanings

1 to reprimand
2 to rebuke
3 to berate
4 to scold severely

Characters

to instruct; to admonish; to train

to scold; to reprimand; to expel

Examples

HSK 4

老师训斥了迟到的学生。

Lǎoshī xùnchì le chídào de xuésheng.

The teacher reprimanded the students who were late.

HSK 7-9

他因失职而被上司严厉训斥。

Tā yīn shīzhí ér bèi shàngsī yánlì xùnchì.

He was severely reprimanded by his superior for negligence.

Tips

usage

训斥 implies a formal, authority-figure scolding. Compare: 批评 (pīpíng, criticize, neutral), 骂 (mà, scold/curse, more emotional), 责备 (zébèi, reproach, softer). 训斥 carries the weight of institutional or moral authority.

Stroke Order

训 xùn

斥 chì