find fault with others; lay blame
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to find fault with others; to lay blame; to criticize someone's faults
informalOften implies that the person doing the criticizing is themselves at fault or unwilling to admit their own mistakes. Used more in informal contexts.
Tā他
zì自
jǐ己
bǎ把
shì事
qíng情
gǎo搞
zá砸
le了
，
què却
yī一
gè个
jìn劲
er儿
de地
pài派
bié别
rén人
de的
bù不
shi是
。
He messed things up himself but kept finding fault with others.
Bié别
guāng光
huì会
pài派
bié别
rén人
de的
bù不
shi是
，
nǐ你
yě也
kàn看
kan看
zì自
jǐ己
yǒu有
méi没
yǒu有
wèn问
tí题
。
Don't just be good at blaming others; take a look at whether you have any problems yourself.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǐng领
dǎo导
cóng从
lái来
bù不
pài派
xià下
shǔ属
de的
bù不
shi是
，
yǒu有
wèn问
tí题
jiù就
yī一
qǐ起
jiě解
jué决
。
This leader never pins the blame on subordinates; when there's a problem, they solve it together.