condemn; blame; denounce (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
譴責
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
国际社会谴责了这种人权侵犯行为。 guójì shèhuì qiǎnzéle zhè zhǒng rénquán qīnfàn xíngwéi. - The international community condemned this human rights violation.
他公开谴责了公司的腐败行为。 tā gōngkāi qiǎnzéle gōngsī de fǔbài xíngwéi. - He publicly condemned the company's corrupt behavior.
这封信谴责了政府的不作为。 zhè fēng xìn qiǎnzéle zhèngfǔ de bù zuòwéi. - The letter denounced the government's inaction.
他们一致谴责了恐怖袭击事件。 tāmen yīzhì qiǎnzéle kǒnghù xíjī shìjiàn. - They unanimously condemned the terrorist attack.
这种行为受到了广泛的社会谴责。 zhè zhǒng xíngwéi shòudàole guǎngfàn de shèhuì qiǎnzé. - Such behavior has received widespread condemnation from society.
Characters
责 zé - duty, responsibility |
谴 qiǎn - reproach, reprimand; (lit. of an official) be demoted and banished |