attack; impeach
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to attack (verbally); to criticize severely; to denounce
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts to denote harsh, public criticism of ideas, policies, or behaviors.
Tā他
de的
wén文
zhāng章
duì对
shè社
huì会
bì弊
duān端
jìn进
xíng行
le了
měng猛
liè烈
pēng抨
tán弹
。
His article launched a fierce attack on social ills.
Zuò作
zhě者
zài在
shū书
zhōng中
pēng抨
tán弹
le了
guān官
chǎng场
de的
fǔ腐
bài败
。
In the book, the author denounced the corruption in officialdom.
verb
to impeach; to impeach (an official); to censure
literaryUsed specifically in a legal or political context for formally accusing a public official of misconduct to remove them from office.
Yì议
yuán员
men们
lián联
hé合
qǐ起
lái来
，
shì试
tú图
pēng抨
tán弹
nà那
wèi位
shī失
zhí职
de的
bù部
zhǎng长
。
The parliamentarians joined forces in an attempt to impeach the negligent minister.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
yù御
shǐ史
fù负
zé责
pēng抨
tán弹
bù不
fǎ法
de的
guān官
yuán员
。
In ancient times, censors were responsible for impeaching law-breaking officials.