责怪 meaning in English

zéguài

to blame; to rebuke

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 責怪16 strokes

Meaning of 责怪

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zéguài
  1. to blame
  2. to rebuke

责怪 in example sentences

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

为wèi什shén么me要yào责zé怪guài我wǒ们men?
Why blame us?
他tā只zhǐ是shì责zé怪guài别bié人rén,从cóng不bù自zì责zé。
He only blames other people, and never himself.
她tā不bù仅jǐn没méi责zé怪guài他tā,反fǎn而ér称chēng赞zàn他tā。
It wasn't just that she didn't blame him - she actually praised the guy.

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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怪 guài · odd · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 责怪.

奇怪qíguàistrange; odd
负责fùzéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
责任zérènresponsibility; duty; liability
指责zhǐzéto criticize; to find fault with
负责人fùzérénperson in charge
职责zhízéduty; responsibility
怪物guàiwumonster; freak
古怪gǔguàistrange; weird
难怪nánguài(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
怪异guàiyìmonstrous; strange
妖怪yāoguàimonster; devil
怪不得guàibudeno wonder!; so that's why!

Questions about 责怪

What does 责怪 mean?

责怪 (zéguài) means "to blame; to rebuke" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 责怪?

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

Is 责怪 an HSK word?

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

How is 责怪 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 责怪 is written 責怪.