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

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.

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

训 xùn

诫 jiè