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Meaning of 谴

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(Trad.: 譴)HSK 6
Pinyin: qiǎn
English Definition: to censure; to reprimand
Chinese Definition:
①责备:谴让(斥责)。谴责。
②贬谪:谴谪。
Total strokes: 15; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (speech) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
    • [ qiǎn ] to send, to dispatch; to exile, to send off
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Example Words
谴责HSK 6 qiǎn to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism
谴责小说 qiǎn xiǎo shuō novel of denunciation (according to Lu Xun's 鲁迅 classification)
呵谴 qiǎn to reprimand
诃谴 qiǎn variant of 呵谴
谴呵 qiǎn variant of 谴诃
More:谴* | *谴 | *谴*
Example Sentences
1
This behavior is condemned.
2
The sting of a reproach is the truth of it.
3
The editor wrote an editorial condemning the new law.
4
Gender discrimination is immoral and should be condemned.
5
The public rally was organized to denounce the government's inaction on climate change.