HSK 4 · Verbs

批评 pīpíng “to criticise” in Chinese

Traditional 批評

What 批评 means

  1. to criticise
  2. criticism

Measure word 次 cì or 番 fān · 一次批评 yí cì pīpíng

How to say 批评

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale批pī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale评píng2nd tone, rising

批评 in a sentence

  1. 那个孩子被老师批评了。

    Nà ge háizi bèi lǎoshī pīpíng le.

    That child was told off by the teacher.

    Sentence #777601 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你总是批评我！

    Nǐ zǒngshì pīpíng wǒ!

    You’re always criticising me!

    Sentence #1235590 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 一些人批评了我们的决定。

    Yìxiē rén pīpíng le wǒmen de juédìng.

    Some people criticised our decision.

    Sentence #4846810 from Tatoeba

How 批评 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 批 (pī) with each of its parts in a different colour
批pīto ascertain
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 比compare · bǐSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 比 (bǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with pī.

The character 评 (píng) with each of its parts in a different colour
评píngto discuss
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 平flat · píngSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 平 (píng) hints at the sound. Compare it with píng.

How to write 批评

批 7 strokes · 评 7 strokes

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批评 (pīpíng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 批评 (pīpíng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 批评

Words with 批

批pī · measure word for batches or groups批准pīzhǔn · to approve批判pīpàn · to criticise批发pīfā · wholesale

Words with 评

评价píngjià · to evaluate评论pínglùn · to comment on评估pínggū · to evaluate

More words: Thinking & Talking

联系liánxì · to contact梦mèng · dream能力nénglì · capability判断pànduàn · to judge商量shāngliang · to consult熟悉shúxī · to be familiar with说明shuōmíng · to explain谈tán · to speak

FAQs

批评 (pīpíng) means “to criticise” or “criticism”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it pīpíng: pī with a 1st tone, then píng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 批评 is written 批評. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 次 (cì) or 番 (fān). For example, one to criticise is 一次批评 (yí cì pīpíng).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type piping with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 批评 from the suggestions. Typing piping into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
批评 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.