be blamed; be reproached
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
be blamed; be reproached; incur criticism
formalA formal, literary term used in written contexts, often to express that one's actions or words have drawn disapproval or reprimand from others.
Yīn因
xíng行
shì事
lǔ鲁
mǎng莽
，
tā他
shēn深
kǒng恐
jiàn见
zé责
yú于
shī师
zhǎng长
。
Because of his reckless actions, he deeply feared being reproached by his teacher.
Tā他
de的
fāng方
àn案
lòu漏
dòng洞
bǎi百
chū出
，
bù不
miǎn免
jiàn见
zé责
yú于
tóng同
háng行
。
His proposal was full of loopholes and was inevitably criticized by his peers.
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Cǐ此
shì事
chǔ处
lǐ理
bù不
dàng当
，
kǒng恐
wéi为
shàng上
sī司
jiàn见
zé责
。
If this matter is mishandled, I'm afraid the supervisor will blame me.