训诫

訓誡

xùnjiè

verb #29,571

Meanings

1 to reprimand; to admonish
2 to lecture; to give a stern warning

Characters

to instruct; to teach; to train

to admonish; to warn; commandment

Examples

HSK 5

父亲严厉训诫了他，要他以后小心。

Fùqīn yánlì xùnjiè le tā, yào tā yǐhòu xiǎoxīn.

His father gave him a stern lecture and told him to be more careful in the future.

HSK 7-9

校长当众训诫了那名违规的学生。

Xiàozhǎng dāngzhòng xùnjiè le nà míng wéiguī de xuéshēng.

The principal publicly reprimanded the student who broke the rules.

Tips

usage

训诫 implies an authority figure (parent, teacher, official) giving a formal or stern warning. It is stronger than 批评 (to criticize) and implies a moral or disciplinary dimension.

Stroke Order

训 xùn

诫 jiè