贬多于褒

貶多於褒

biǎnduōyúbāo

phrase

Meanings

HSK 6

评论家对他的新书贬多于褒。

Pínglùnjiā duì tā de xīnshū biǎnduōyúbāo.

Critics gave his new book more pans than praise.

HSK 7-9

这部电影上映后贬多于褒。

Zhè bù diànyǐng shàngyìng hòu biǎnduōyúbāo.

After release, this film received more criticism than praise.

usage

Common in reviews and journalism. The opposite is 褒多于贬. Structure: A 多于 B = 'more A than B'.

memory

贬 (biǎn, demote/criticize) and 褒 (bāo, praise) are a classic antonym pair - both related to verdicts on a person's reputation.

贬 biǎn

多 duō

于 yú

褒 bāo