put a label on; stigmatize
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to arbitrarily pin a label (on someone/something); to stigmatize
neutralAn idiom that criticizes the act of uncritically using a negative label, often politically or ideologically charged, to suppress or attack someone. Examples include "落后分子" (backward element), "自由主义" (liberalist).
Tǎo讨
lùn论
wèn问
tí题
yào要
shí实
shì事
qiú求
shì是
，
bù不
yào要
dòng动
bù不
dòng动
jiù就
gěi给
rén人
kòu扣
mào帽
zi子
。
When discussing issues, we should be realistic and not arbitrarily pin labels on people.
Bié别
suí随
biàn便
gěi给
rén人
kòu扣
“
zì自
yóu由
zhǔ主
yì义
”
de的
mào帽
zi子
。
Don't casually label someone as a 'liberalist'.
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Tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
tí提
le了
gè个
jiàn建
yì议
，
jiù就
bèi被
kòu扣
shàng上
le了
“
bǎo保
shǒu守
pài派
”
de的
mào帽
zi子
。
He just made a suggestion, and he was immediately labeled as a 'conservative'.