admonish; reprimand
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to admonish; to warn; to caution
literaryLiterary and formal usage, often appearing in historical or official contexts. Also written as 申敕.
Huáng皇
dì帝
yán严
cí词
shēn申
chì饬
le了
dú渎
zhí职
de的
guān官
yuán员
。
The emperor sternly admonished the negligent officials.
Shèng圣
shàng上
zài再
sān三
shēn申
chì饬
，
wù务
bì必
jǐn谨
shèn慎
xíng行
shì事
。
His Majesty repeatedly cautioned that one must act with great care.
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Jiāng将
jūn军
shēn申
chì饬
bù部
xià下
bù不
dé得
rǎo扰
mín民
。
The general warned his troops not to disturb the civilians.
verb
to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold
formalEquivalent to 申斥. Used to express strong disapproval of someone's actions or behavior.
Jīng经
lǐ理
dāng当
zhòng众
shēn申
chì饬
le了
chí迟
dào到
de的
yuán员
gōng工
。
The manager publicly reprimanded the employee who was late.
Tā他
yīn因
shū疏
hū忽
zhí职
shǒu守
ér而
shòu受
dào到
yán严
lì厉
shēn申
chì饬
。
He received a severe rebuke for dereliction of duty.
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Lǎo老
shī师
shēn申
chì饬
xué学
sheng生
bù不
yīng应
chāo抄
xí袭
zuò作
yè业
。
The teacher scolded the students for copying homework.