谴 qiǎn
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 遣 to send, to dispatch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
谴责
qiǎnzé
to condemn; to denounce
Characters in this word
责 zé
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 龶 growing plant 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 国际社会强烈谴责针对平民的袭击，要求立即展开独立调查。 Guójì shèhuì qiángliè qiǎnzé zhēnduì píngmín de xíjí, yāoqiú lìjí zhǎnkāi dúlì diàochá. The international community strongly condemned the attack on civilians and demanded an immediate independent investigation.
- 老师严厉谴责了作弊的学生，要求他当面道歉。 Lǎoshī yánlì qiǎnzé le zuòbì de xuésheng, yāoqiú tā dāngmiàn dàoqiàn. The teacher sternly condemned the student who cheated and demanded that he apologize in person.
- 报纸发表文章，强烈谴责浪费粮食的现象。 Bàozhǐ fābiǎo wénzhāng, qiángliè qiǎnzé làngfèi liángshí de xiànxiàng. The newspaper published an article strongly condemning the waste of food.
Related words
- 负责 fùzé to be responsible for
- 责任 zérèn responsibility
- 负责人 fùzérén person in charge
- 指责 zhǐzé to accuse
- 职责 zhízé responsibility, duty
- 责备 zébèi to blame; to reproach
- 责怪 zéguài to blame; to reproach
- 自责 zìzé to blame oneself; self-reproach
- 见利忘义 jiànlìwàngyì to forget morality at the sight of profit
- 检讨 jiǎntǎo to examine one's mistakes; self-criticism; review
- 灵魂 línghún soul; spirit; essence
- 觉醒 juéxǐng to awaken; awakening