贬多于褒

貶多於褒

biǎnduōyúbāo

phrase

Meanings

Zhè bù diànyǐng shàngyìng hòu biǎnduōyúbāo.

After release, this film received more criticism than praise.

Pínglùnjiā duì tā de xīn shū biǎnduōyúbāo.

Critics gave his new book more pans than praise.

usage

Common in reviews and journalism. The opposite is 褒多于贬 (bāo duō yú biǎn). 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