褒 bāo
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 衣 — cloth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
褒贬
bāobiǎn
praise and blame; to appraise
Characters in this word
贬 biǎn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 对历史人物的褒贬，若脱离具体时代背景，就容易流于简单化。 Duì lìshǐ rénwù de bāobiǎn, ruò tuōlí jùtǐ shídài bèijǐng, jiù róngyì liúyú jiǎndānhuà. Judgements of praise or blame about historical figures can easily become simplistic if separated from their specific era.
- 别人的褒贬我不太在意，只要自己问心无愧就行。 Biérén de bāobiǎn wǒ bú tài zàiyì, zhǐyào zìjǐ wènxīnwúkuì jiù xíng. I don't pay much attention to what others praise or blame; as long as my own conscience is clear, that's enough.
- 影评人对这部电影褒贬不一，观众却很喜欢。 Yǐngpíngrén duì zhè bù diànyǐng bāobiǎn bù yī, guānzhòng què hěn xǐhuan. Film critics have mixed opinions about this movie, but audiences like it a lot.
Related words
- 贬低 biǎndī to belittle; to disparage
- 贬值 biǎnzhí to depreciate; to devalue
- 崇尚 chóngshàng to value highly; to advocate; to esteem
- 不愧 búkuì to be worthy of; as expected
- 不力 búlì ineffective; inadequate
- 挂钩 guàgōu to link with; hook
- 过硬 guòyìng solid; reliable; up to standard
- 典范 diǎnfàn model; exemplar
- 导向 dǎoxiàng orientation; guidance; to guide towards
- 常态 chángtài normal state; norm
- 端正 duānzhèng upright; proper; to correct
- 服气 fúqì to be convinced; to accept defeat