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

HSK 3

这本书批判了当时的社会制度。

Zhè běn shū pīpàn le dāngshí de shèhuì zhìdù.

This book criticized the social system of that time.

HSK 5

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.

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