责备 meaning in English

zébèi

to blame; to criticize

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 責備16 strokes

Meaning of 责备

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zébèi
  1. to blame
  2. to criticize
  3. condemnation
  4. reproach

责备 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

别bié为wèi玛mǎ丽lì犯fàn的de错cuò责zé备bèi汤tāng姆mǔ。
Don't blame Tom for what Mary did.
我wǒ会huì责zé备bèi他tā。
I'll scold him.
我wǒ责zé备bèi你nǐ。
I blame you.
汤tāng姆mǔ应yīng当dāng被bèi责zé备bèi。
Tom deserves to be blamed.
为wèi什shén么me责zé备bèi汤tāng姆mǔ?
Why blame Tom?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

责 zé · one's responsibility · 8 strokes

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备 bèi · to prepare · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 责备.

准备zhǔnbèipreparation; to prepare
负责fùzéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
责任zérènresponsibility; duty; liability
设备shèbèiequipment; facilities; installations
具备jùbèito possess; to have
预备yùbèito prepare; to make ready
指责zhǐzéto criticize; to find fault with
负责人fùzérénperson in charge
配备pèibèito allocate; to provide
职责zhízéduty; responsibility
装备zhuāngbèiequipment; to equip
责怪zéguàito blame; to rebuke

Questions about 责备

What does 责备 mean?

责备 (zébèi) means "to blame; to criticize" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 责备?

责备 is made of 2 characters: 责 (8 strokes), 备 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 责备 an HSK word?

Yes. 责备 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 责备 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 责备 is written 責備.