Blame in Chinese
to blame · HSK 6
指责
- 指 finger
- 责 responsibility
别总是指责别人，先想想自己。 Don't always blame others; think about yourself first.
Other ways to say blame
More words with 指 or 责
How do you say blame in Chinese?
Blame in Chinese is 指责 (zhǐ zé). You can also say 难 (nàn), 责任 (zé rèn), 怪 (guài), 锅 (guō).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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