批判

pīpàn

verb HSK 7-9 #15,556

Meanings

1 to criticize
2 to critique
3 critical judgment

Characters

to criticize; to comment

to judge; to determine

Examples

我们要用批判的眼光看问题。

Wǒmen yào yòng pīpàn de yǎnguāng kàn wèntí.

We should look at problems with a critical eye.

这本书批判了当时的社会制度。

Zhè běnshū pīpàn le dāngshí de shèhuì zhìdù.

This book criticized the social system of that time.

Tips

usage

批判 is more formal and ideological than 批评 (criticize). 批判性思维 means 'critical thinking'. In political contexts, 批判 can carry a strong connotation of condemnation.

Stroke Order

批 pī

判 pàn