褒贬

褒貶

bāobiǎn

verb HSK 7-9 #49,842

Meanings

HSK 4

这部电影引起了不少褒贬。

Zhè bù diànyǐng yǐnqǐ le bùshǎo bāobiǎn.

The film drew a good deal of praise and criticism.

HSK 4

历史自有褒贬。

Lìshǐ zìyǒu bāobiǎn.

History passes its own judgment.

HSK 5

他从不随便褒贬别人。

Tā cóngbù suíbiàn bāobiǎn biéren.

He never casually passes judgment on other people.

memory

A word built from its own opposites: 褒 to praise plus 贬 to disparage. Together they mean the act of judging, whichever way the verdict falls.

褒 bāo

贬 biǎn