Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

blame; reprove; reprimand

Chinese: 责备、排斥。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “chi” becomes a different word in each tone. 斥 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 排斥pái chìto reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove
  • 面斥miàn chìto reproach sb to his face
  • 斥力chì lìrepulsion (in electrostatics); repulsive force
  • 相斥xiāng chìmutual repulsion (e.g. electrostatic); to repel one another
  • 斥资chì zīto spend; to allocate funds

Example Sentence

他做错了事,被老师斥责了一顿。Tā zuò cuò le shì, bèi lǎo shī chì zé le yí dùn.He did something wrong and was scolded by the teacher.

he做错zuò cuòto make an error了事le shìto dispose of a matterbèi(passive: by)老师lǎo shīteacher斥责chì zéto lash outle(completed action)onedùnto stop