khiển trách
Definition
- Verb:
- To reprimand; to rebuke: To express formal or official disapproval of someone's actions, typically by a person in authority. It implies a serious, often formal, scolding for a fault or mistake.
- To censure: To criticize severely and formally, often in an official context.
- To blame; to chide: To hold someone responsible for a fault and express disapproval. "Chide" suggests a more verbal, sharp reproof.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Giám đốc khiển trách nhân viên vì sự thiếu tôn trọng. (The director reprimanded the employee for the lack of respect.)
- Hội đồng đã khiển trách hành vi vi phạm đạo đức của ông ấy. (The council censured his unethical behavior.)
- Cô giáo nhẹ nhàng khiển trách học sinh nói chuyện riêng. (The teacher gently chided the student for talking in class.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lời khiển trách": A reprimand; a censure. This noun phrase refers to the act or words of reprimanding.
- Anh ta nhận một lời khiển trách bằng văn bản. (He received a formal written reprimand.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khiển trách nặng (v): To severely reprimand; to castigate.
- Huấn luyện viên khiển trách nặng cả đội vì thành tích kém. (The coach castigated the whole team for the poor performance.)
Synonyms
- Reprimand: A formal expression of disapproval.
- Rebuke: To express sharp, stern disapproval.
- Censure: Official, often public, criticism.
- Admonish: To warn or reprimand someone firmly, often with an intent to correct.
Related Idioms
- Bị khiển trách thậm tệ: To be severely reprimanded/taken to task.
- Nhân viên đó bị khiển trách thậm tệ vì để lộ thông tin. (That employee was taken to task severely for leaking information.)
verb
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to blame; to reprimand; to chide
