CRITICISE    批評

SPEAK AND NAME SOMETHING BAD and AVOIDABLE. 
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general term for criticism is fēi 非 (ant. shì 是 "approve of"). 2. Fěi 誹 (ant. zàn 贊 "commend") is to criticise someone's views in a condescending humiliating way. See also SLANDER. 3. Jī 譏 is part of the historian's standard repertoire and refers typically to historian's censure of the behaviour of historical personalities. 4. Zuì 罪 may sometimes come to refer to strong criticism of a person's views and achievements. See ACCUSE 5. Bàng 謗 refers to slanderous criticism, typically not to the fact but behind one's back. See also SLANDER.
Modern Chinese Criteria
批評 is the current modern word referring to criticism. 批判 emphasises the element of repudiation and judgment in criticism. 提意見 "raise objections against" emphasises the "ad rem" and not ad hominem nature of criticism. 開炮 "open fire on" dramatises ad hominem criticism in a hyperbolic and sometimes jocular manner. 放炮 "shoot the canon" dramatises ad hominem criticism in a hyperbolic and sometimes jocular manner. 批判 批 批駁 駁斥 駁倒 反駁 駁 指摘 挑剔 挑眼 挑刺兒 找碴兒 找岔子 吹毛求疵 挑毛揀刺 挑字眼兒 咬字眼兒 洗垢求瘢 雞蛋裡挑骨頭 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • BLAME　CRITICISE someone as GUILTY of a WICKED:reprehensible MISTAKE OR a CRIME. (anc: 14/0, child: 2)
  • REMONSTRATE　CRITICISE a SUPERIOR ADDRESSING A SUPERIOR. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
  • SLANDER　CRITICISE INTENSELY, LACKING APPROPRIATE REASONS, NOT ADDRESSING the HUMAN BLAMED. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
  • LAMPOONnew-dcd095ce-9d1f-4157-9095-ce9d1f315799　SCOLD or CRITICISE BY NOT FAIR ACCUSATIONS AND SATIRE. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
  • CONDEMN　CRITICISE AND PUBLICLY DECLARE GUILTY of a CRIME AND ORDER TO BE PUNISHED FOR THAT CRIME. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
  • TEASE　ADDRESS AND CRITICISE JOKINGLY so as to TRY CAUSE to BECOME EMBARRASSED. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • PRAISESPEAK about something GOOD and NOT COMMON in ANOTHER HUMAN, ANIMAL OR THING.
See also
  • REFUTEPROVE that something is NOT TRUE.
  • ACCUSETo BLAME AND INTEND the PERSON BLAMED to be JUDGED AND CONDEMNED CONFORMING:in accordance with LAW.
Hypernym
  • SPEAK　ACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z. (anc: 12/0, child: 32)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 202;583;729;853

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    CRITICISE

    obiicere is to charge a person with something, from which he must indicate himself as against an accusation.

    exprobare refers to upbraiding a person with something about which he can do nothing.

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 210

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    CORRECTIO

  • Dictionnaire explicatif et combinatoire du francais contemporain, vol. I ( Mel'cuk I) p. 133

    objecter

    objection

    M's definition must be made more precise as follows.

    In negative response to the affirmation of W by Z, with which X is not in agreement, X affirms the argument Y which is inconsistent with W.

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 4.1249

    KRITIK

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 298

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 339

  • Ästhetische Grundbegriffe ( BARCK 2010) p. 3.450

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.121:81

    CRITIQUE.CENSURE

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.230.189

    DIFFAMATOIRE.DIFFAMANT.INFAMANT

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 351

    • Words (33 items)

    非  fēi OC: pɯl MC: pɨi 56 Attributions

    The current general term for criticism is fēi 非 (ant. shì 是 "approve of").

      Word relations
    • Ant: 是/ASSENT Shì 是 signifies purely intellecual assent with the content of what has been said. [ABSTRACT], [FACTUAL]; [[CURRENT]]
    • Ant: 賢/EXCELLENT
    • Ant: 善/PRAISE Měi 美 and shàn 善 (all ant. wù 惡 "speak ill of") refer to the bringing out of positive, admirable or morally commendable aspects in something or someone through discourse.
    • Ant: 譽/PRAISE The current general word for praise is yù 譽 (ant. huǐ 毀 "speak ill of"), and the word often refers to straightforward objective praise rather than eulogy.
    • Ant: 多/ADMIRE Duō 多 (ant. shǎo 少 "feel no respect for") refers to an objective assessment of something as worthy of admiration. [COVERT], [OBJECTIVE], [RATIONAL], [STATE]
    • Contrast: 咎/BLAME The current general word for declaring someone morally rather than criminally responsible for a misdeed is jiù 咎 (ant. yù 譽 "praise").
    • Contrast: 刺/CRITICISE
    • Synon: 刺/CRITICISE
    • Synon: 咎/BLAME The current general word for declaring someone morally rather than criminally responsible for a misdeed is jiù 咎 (ant. yù 譽 "praise").
    • Oppos: 右/RESPECT

      Syntactic words
    • nabactcriticism; the act of criticising
    • vt+prep+Nputativetake a negative attitude towards, criticise
    • vtoNdisapprove of; criticise; disagree on, oppose verbally; argue against
    • vtoNpassivebe criticised; be morally disapproved of; be rejected as wrong
    • vtoNreflexive.自criticise (oneself)
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2criticise N1 in the agent N2
    誹  fěi OC: pɯl MC: pɨi 24 Attributions

    Fěi 誹 (ant. zàn 贊 "commend") is to criticise someone's views in a condescending humiliating way, and this form of criticism is notably less malicious than that involved in slander while being less formal and moralistic than in blame. See also SLANDER

      Word relations
    • Ant: 譽/PRAISE The current general word for praise is yù 譽 (ant. huǐ 毀 "speak ill of"), and the word often refers to straightforward objective praise rather than eulogy.
    • Synon: 謗/SLANDER Bàng 謗 "vilify a person" (ant. chēng 稱 "praise") refers to public serious criticism, sometimes coming close to public abuse; increasingly, the word tended to refer to unjustified such accusations, i.e. slander, but the word is also used for justified serious criticism in public.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactcensure, public criticism
    • nabpassiveact, negative: being unjustly criticised> defamationCH
    • vt[oN]engage in censure, engage in public criticism
    • vtoNcensure, express disapproval
    謗  bàng OC: paaŋs MC: pɑŋ 23 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-V{NUM}actcriticism; public criticism; public blame; points of public criticism
    • nabactcriticism suffered
    • vadNactcritical, full of public criticism 謗言 "speeches full of public criticism"
    • vadNpassivemuch criticised, publicly criticised 謗政 "much criticised government"
    • vt[oN]voice public criticism
    • vtoNraise public criticism against, show public dissatisfaction with
    訾  zǐ OC: tseʔ MC: tsiɛ 8 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 稱/PRAISE Chēng 稱 (ant. bang 謗"speak ill of behind his back") refers to "honourable mentioning" in public contexts and favourable public assessment of someone.
    • Contrast: 毀 / 譭/CRITICISE
    • Assoc: 毀 / 譭/SLANDER The standard current word for speaking ill of a person is huǐ 毀 (ant. yù 譽 "praise"), and the slander involved can be of all kinds.
    • Assoc: 詆/SCOLD Dǐ 詆 (ant. sòng 頌 "sing the praises of") focusses not so much on the venting of anger but on the function of insulting and offending the person scolded.

      Syntactic words
    • nabslanderous criticismLZ
    • nabactsharp criticism
    • viderivedbe (aggressively) criticalCH
    • vt[oN]engage in petty criticism
    • vt[oN]swear at othersCH
    • vtoNfind (often minor) faults with a person or thing, make petty insulting criticisms, insult openly with insinuating remarks
    • vtoNpassiveget pettily insulted
    貶  biǎn OC: promʔ MC: piɛm 8 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 褒/PRAISE Bāo 褒 (ant. biǎn 貶 "make derogatory remarks about") refers to a person with a certain authority passing a positive judgment on someone.
    • Assoc: 譏/CRITICISE Jī 譏 is part of the historian's standard repertoire and refers typically to historian's censure of the behaviour of historical personalities.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactmoral criticismCH
    • vt(oN)disapprove of a contextually determinate person; express disapproval
    • vtoNspeak of in a negative manner
    毀  huǐ OC: qhʷralʔ MC: hiɛ
    譭  huǐ OC: qhʷralʔ MC: hiɛ 8 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 譽/PRAISE The current general word for praise is yù 譽 (ant. huǐ 毀 "speak ill of"), and the word often refers to straightforward objective praise rather than eulogy.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactbeing criticised> criticism/slander
    • nabactstrong criticism
    • vt[oN]criticise people
    • vtoNsometimes: vituperate officially, criticise severely
    惡  wù OC: qaaɡs MC: ʔuo̝ 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactblame and criticism
    • vt+prep+Ncontinuativecriticise heavily, deplore stronglyCH
    • vtoNab{S}criticise the act of S; strongly disapprove of Nab
    譏  jī OC: kɯl MC: kɨi 5 Attributions

    Jī 譏 is part of the historian's standard repertoire and refers typically to historian's censure of the behaviour of historical personalities.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNN=actcriticise
    • vtoNN=humanattack sharply with words, criticise poignantly
    • vtoNPab{S}to criticise that (with sentential object)
    • vttoN.+V[0]criticise N for V-ing
    誶  suì OC: squds MC: si 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNreprimand
    • vtoNpassivebe reprimanded
    間  jiàn MC: -- OC: kreens 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)criticize
    • vt-V{SUFF}criticize
    誹謗  fěi bàng OC: pɯl paaŋs MC: pɨi pɑŋ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactpublic criticism 誹謗之木
    疾  jí OC: dzid MC: dzit 3 Attributions

    Jí 疾 (ant. měi 美 "praise the splendid qualities of someone") refers to strong personal stricture.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtake strong exception (to somebody), be highly critical of
    • vtoNPab{S}be critical of S
    • vtoNpassivebe the object of strong criticism
    • vtoNpsychblame (oneself)
    刺  cì OC: skhleɡs MC: tshiɛ 2 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 譏/CRITICISE Jī 譏 is part of the historian's standard repertoire and refers typically to historian's censure of the behaviour of historical personalities.
    • Contrast: 非/CRITICISE The current general term for criticism is fēi 非 (ant. shì 是 "approve of").
    • Synon: 非/CRITICISE The current general term for criticism is fēi 非 (ant. shì 是 "approve of").

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNfig: criticise; reprimand
    • vttoN.+V[0]pivotfig: to criticise; castigate
    甚  shèn OC: ɡljums MC: dʑim 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Nbe hard on, be especially hard on
    • vtoNbe hard on; raise serious critical objections against someone; make grave charges against someone; pass strong negative judgment against somneone
    疵  cī OC: dze MC: dziɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdeclarativefind fault with, criticise
    • vtt(oN1.)+prep+N2criticise in NCH
    舉  jǔ OC: klaʔ MC: ki̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbring out into the open and criticise, hold up for criticism
    負  fù MC: bjuwX OC: bɯʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassivebe criticisedCH
    毀訾  huǐ zǐ OC: qhʷralʔ tseʔ MC: hiɛ tsiɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNpassiveslander and criticism
    非悔  fēi huǐ OC: pɯl hmɯɯʔ MC: pɨi huo̝i 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNpsychcriticise (oneself) so as to show signs of regret or remorse
    非斥  fēi chì OC: pɯl khljaɡ MC: pɨi tɕhiɛk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNcriticise
    非毀  fēi huǐ MC: pj+j xjweX OC: pɯl qhʷralʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNto criticize sth. CW
    有刺  yǒu cì MC: hjuwX tshjeH OC: ɢʷɯʔ skhleɡs 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPt prep Nfigurativecriticise sharply or rudelyCH
    非笑  fēi xiào OC: pɯl sqows MC: pɨi siɛu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNmake mocking criticism of
    問  wèn OC: mɯns MC: mi̯un 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNconcentrate and censure; focus on and criticise
    鄰傷  lín shāng MC: lin syang OC: rin lʰaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNpoke fun at, criticise and ridiculeCH
    病  bìng OC: bɢraŋs MC: bɣaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNfind fault with
    竄  cuàn MC: tshwanH OC: tshoons 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcavil at, pick on; fuss about; carp at, quibble aboutCH
    罪  zuì OC: sbuulʔ MC: dzuo̝i 1 Attribution

    Zuì 罪 may sometimes come to refer to strong criticism of a person's views and achievements. See ACCUSE

      Syntactic words
    • vtoN(of persons with a certain authority) make strong criticism of
    • vtoNpassivebe criticised by
    間然  jiān rán OC: kreen njen MC: kɣɛn ȵiɛn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactcriticism one wants to make
    過  guò OC: klools MC: kʷɑ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNGUIGUZI: blame, criticise
    選  xuǎn OC: sqonʔ MC: siɛn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassivebe criticised; be found fault with
    下  xià OC: ɢraas MC: ɦɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoN
    彈  tán OC: daan MC: dɑn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNreprimand (an official)