批評

See also: 批评

Chinese

		to ascertain; (measure word for batches, lots); to act on to ascertain; (measure word for batches, lots); to act on; to criticize; to pass on	to discuss; to comment; to criticize to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)
trad. (批評)		批	評
simp. (批评)		批	评

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pīpíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pai¹ ping⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phî-phìn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): phoe-phêng / phe-phêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): poi¹ pêng⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹phi-bin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pīpíng → pīping (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ ㄆㄧㄥˊ → ㄆㄧ ˙ㄆㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pipi̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi¹-pʻing⁵
    • Yale: pī-ping
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pi.pyng
    • Palladius: пипин (pipin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/ → /pʰi⁵⁵ pʰiŋ²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pai¹ ping⁴
    • Yale: pāi pìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pai¹ ping⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pei¹ ping⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phî-phìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: pi´ pinˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pi¹ pin²
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰi²⁴ pʰin¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phoe-phêng
    • Tâi-lô: phue-phîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoepheeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰue³³ pʰiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phe-phêng
    • Tâi-lô: phe-phîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phepheeng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰe⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɪŋ¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: poi¹ pêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phoi phêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰoi³³⁻²³ pʰeŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹phi-bin
    • MiniDict: phi^平 bin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹phi-bin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pʰi⁵⁵ bin²¹/

Verb

批評

1. to criticize; to critique

   歡迎批評指正／欢迎批评指正  ―  huānyíng pīpíng zhǐzhèng  ―  your comments are appreciated

2. to blame; to reproach; to criticize

Synonyms

• (to criticize): 批判 (pīpàn), (literary, or in compounds) 議／议 (yì), (Hokkien, Teochew) 敲嘓／敲啯
• (to blame):

• 僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
• 叱罵／叱骂 (chìmà)
• 叱責／叱责 (chìzé)
• 吆喝 (colloquial)
• 呲 (cī)
• 呲兒／呲儿 (cīr)
• 呵叱 (hēchì)
• 呲打 (cīda) (Northeastern Mandarin)
• 呵斥 (hēchì)
• 呵責／呵责 (hēzé) (literary)
• 喝叱
• 嗔怪 (chēnguài) (literary)
• 嗔著／嗔着 (chēnzhe) (colloquial)
• 怒 (nù) (Classical Chinese)
• 怪 (guài)
• 怨怪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 怪罪 (guàizuì)
• 指摘 (zhǐzhāi)
• 指斥 (zhǐchì)
• 指責／指责 (zhǐzé)
• 指點／指点 (zhǐdiǎn)
• 捋 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 摘 (literary, or in compounds)
• 撻伐／挞伐 (tàfá) (literary, figurative)
• 數落／数落 (shǔluo) (informal)
• 數說／数说 (shǔshuō)
• 斥斥 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 斥罵／斥骂 (chìmà)
• 斥責／斥责 (chìzé)
• 歸咎／归咎 (guījiù)
• 歸罪／归罪 (guīzuì)
• 派
• 激勵／激励 (jīlì) (literary)
• 熊 (xióng) (colloquial)
• 申斥 (shēnchì)
• 痛罵／痛骂 (tòngmà)
• 聲討／声讨 (shēngtǎo)
• 訓／训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 訓斥／训斥 (xùnchì)
• 詬病／诟病 (gòubìng) (literary)
• 說／说
• 說話／说话 (shuōhuà)
• 謗議／谤议 (bàngyì) (literary)
• 譴責／谴责 (qiǎnzé)
• 責備／责备 (zébèi)
• 責怪／责怪 (zéguài)
• 責罵／责骂 (zémà)
• 責難／责难 (zénàn)
• 貶斥／贬斥 (biǎnchì) (literary)
• 貶責／贬责 (biǎnzé)
• 賴／赖 (lài)
• 非議／非议 (fēiyì)
• 非難／非难 (fēinàn)
• 體斥／体斥 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to criticize”): 表揚／表扬 (biǎoyáng)

Noun

批評

1. criticism

   建設性批評／建设性批评  ―  jiànshèxìng pīpíng  ―  constructive criticism

   提出批評／提出批评  ―  tíchū pīpíng  ―  to make a criticism

   接受批評／接受批评  ―  jiēshòu pīpíng  ―  to take criticism

Derived terms

• 批評家／批评家 (pīpíngjiā)
• 自我批評／自我批评 (zìwǒ pīpíng)

 

See also

• 評論／评论 (pínglùn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
批	評
ひ Grade: 6	ひょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひひょー [hìhyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çiço̞ː]

Noun

批(ひ)評(ひょう) • (hihyō) 

1. criticism (evaluation of craftsmanship, art, etc.); critique

Synonyms

• 評論(ひょうろん) (hyōron)

Verb

批(ひ)評(ひょう)する • (hihyō suru) suru (stem 批(ひ)評(ひょう)し (hihyō shi), past 批(ひ)評(ひょう)した (hihyō shita))

1. review, evaluate, criticize

Conjugation

Conjugation of "批評する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	批評し	ひひょうし	hihyō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	批評し	ひひょうし	hihyō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	批評する	ひひょうする	hihyō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	批評する	ひひょうする	hihyō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	批評すれ	ひひょうすれ	hihyō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	批評せよ¹ 批評しろ²	ひひょうせよ¹ ひひょうしろ²	hihyō seyo¹ hihyō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	批評される	ひひょうされる	hihyō sareru
Causative	批評させる 批評さす	ひひょうさせる ひひょうさす	hihyō saseru hihyō sasu
Potential	批評できる	ひひょうできる	hihyō dekiru
Volitional	批評しよう	ひひょうしよう	hihyō shiyō
Negative	批評しない	ひひょうしない	hihyō shinai
Negative continuative	批評せず	ひひょうせず	hihyō sezu
Formal	批評します	ひひょうします	hihyō shimasu
Perfective	批評した	ひひょうした	hihyō shita
Conjunctive	批評して	ひひょうして	hihyō shite
Hypothetical conditional	批評すれば	ひひょうすれば	hihyō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
批	評

Noun

批評 • (bipyeong) (hangeul 비평)

1. Hanja form^? of 비평 (“criticism”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
批	評

Verb

批評

1. chữ Hán form of phê bình (“to criticize”).