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抨击

pēngjī

to criticise sharply; to attack verbally

A stern person points a finger at a crumpled newspaper page
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Characters in this word

抨 pēng

Strokes
8
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 平 flat, level, even
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 抨

击 jī

Strokes
5
Radical
凵 — container
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 击

Example phrases

  • 反对党猛烈抨击该预算案,称其忽视了低收入家庭。 Fǎnduìdǎng měngliè pēngjī gāi yùsuàn'àn, chēng qí hūshì le dī shōurù jiātíng. The opposition party fiercely criticised the budget, saying it ignored low-income families.
  • 记者在文章里抨击了这家餐厅的服务。 Jìzhě zài wénzhāng lǐ pēngjī le zhè jiā cāntīng de fúwù. The reporter sharply criticised this restaurant's service in an article.
  • 网友纷纷抨击这种浪费食物的行为。 Wǎngyǒu fēnfēn pēngjī zhè zhǒng làngfèi shíwù de xíngwéi. Netizens criticised this wasteful behaviour.

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