Chinese Word: 咎 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

咎

Pinyin: jiù

English Definition: fault; to blame; to punish; calamity; misfortune

Chinese Definition:
①过失，罪过：咎戾。负咎。以彰其咎。
②怪罪，处分：既往不咎。咎由自取(遭受责备、惩处或祸害是自己造成的)。
③灾祸：休咎(吉凶)。
④怨仇：与臣有咎。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:处 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 处 [ chù ] to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening

Similar Characters: 昝

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Example Words

归咎	guī jiù	to put the blame on; to accuse
咎由自取	jiù yóu zì qǔ	to have only oneself to blame (idiom); to bring trouble through one's own actions
既往不咎	jì wǎng bù jiù	to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones; There is no point in crying over spilt milk.
引咎	yǐn jiù	to take the blame; to accept responsibility (for a mistake)
不咎既往	bù jiù jì wǎng	not censure sb for his past misdeeds; overlook sb's past mistakes; let bygones be bygones

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1		měi ge rén 每个人， wǒ 我 zì jǐ 自己 yě 也 bù 不 lì wài 例外， dōu 都 bì xū 必须 fēn dān 分担 jiù 咎 zé 责。 Everyone, not excepting myself, must share the blame.
2		dāng rán 当然， měi guó 美国 zài 在 gōng gòng 公共 gōng chéng 工程 de 的 fǔ bài 腐败 shì jiàn 事件 zhōng 中 yě 也 nán táo 难逃 qí 其 jiù 咎。 Yes, the U.S. has its share of corruption in public works projects.
3		wǒ 我 bìng 并 bú shi 不是 yào 要 wán quán 完全 zé 责 jiù 咎 yú 于 zhè xiē 这些 shī bài 失败 bèi hòu 背后 de 的 qǐ yè jiā 企业家 hé 和 guǎn lǐ zhě 管理者。 I don' t blame the entrepreneurs and managers entirely for these failures. The investors and the boards of these companies (ie me) are responsible for failures like this.
4		sān yuè 三月 zhōng xún 中旬， mǎ dá jiā sī jiā 马达加斯加 zǒng tǒng 总统 xià tái 下台， shuǐ zī yuán 水资源 wèn tí 问题 nán táo 难逃 qí 其 jiù 咎 —— hán guó 韩国 shuǐ zī yuán 水资源 wèn tí 问题。 THE overthrow of Madagascar' s president in mid-March was partly caused by water problems - in South Korea.
5		shèn zhì 甚至 bō cài 菠菜 hé 和 tián cài 甜菜 yě 也 nán táo 难逃 qí 其 jiù 咎， yīn wèi 因为 tā men 它们 fù hán 富含 cǎo suān 草酸， ér 而 dà liàng 大量 de 的 cǎo suān 草酸 shì 是 yǒu hài 有害 de 的。 Even spinach and beets are not exempt, since they're high in oxalic acid, which is harmful in large quantities .

More Sentences

1		měi ge rén 每个人， wǒ 我 zì jǐ 自己 yě 也 bù 不 lì wài 例外， dōu 都 bì xū 必须 fēn dān 分担 jiù 咎 zé 责。 Everyone, not excepting myself, must share the blame.
2		dāng rán 当然， měi guó 美国 zài 在 gōng gòng 公共 gōng chéng 工程 de 的 fǔ bài 腐败 shì jiàn 事件 zhōng 中 yě 也 nán táo 难逃 qí 其 jiù 咎。 Yes, the U.S. has its share of corruption in public works projects.
3		wǒ 我 bìng 并 bú shi 不是 yào 要 wán quán 完全 zé 责 jiù 咎 yú 于 zhè xiē 这些 shī bài 失败 bèi hòu 背后 de 的 qǐ yè jiā 企业家 hé 和 guǎn lǐ zhě 管理者。 I don' t blame the entrepreneurs and managers entirely for these failures. The investors and the boards of these companies (ie me) are responsible for failures like this.
4		sān yuè 三月 zhōng xún 中旬， mǎ dá jiā sī jiā 马达加斯加 zǒng tǒng 总统 xià tái 下台， shuǐ zī yuán 水资源 wèn tí 问题 nán táo 难逃 qí 其 jiù 咎 —— hán guó 韩国 shuǐ zī yuán 水资源 wèn tí 问题。 THE overthrow of Madagascar' s president in mid-March was partly caused by water problems - in South Korea.
5		shèn zhì 甚至 bō cài 菠菜 hé 和 tián cài 甜菜 yě 也 nán táo 难逃 qí 其 jiù 咎， yīn wèi 因为 tā men 它们 fù hán 富含 cǎo suān 草酸， ér 而 dà liàng 大量 de 的 cǎo suān 草酸 shì 是 yǒu hài 有害 de 的。 Even spinach and beets are not exempt, since they're high in oxalic acid, which is harmful in large quantities .

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