Definition

1. Verb:
   • To comment on / to annotate: To write an official remark, evaluation, or instruction on a document, request, or piece of work.
   • To criticize / to critique: To express disapproval or a judgment about someone or something, often in a formal or evaluative context.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giáo viên phê bài học sinh rất cẩn thận. (The teacher comments on the pupil's work very carefully.)
  • Giám đốc đã phê vào đơn xin nghỉ phép. (The director annotated the leave application.)
  • Ông ấy thường phê bạn quá khắt khe. (He often criticizes his friend too harshly.)

Advanced Usage

• "phê bình": to criticize, to review (a fuller, more formal term).
  • Buổi họp có phần phê bình và tự phê bình. (The meeting included a session for criticism and self-criticism.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phê chuẩn (v): to approve, to ratify (officially endorsing a document).

  • Thủ tướng phê chuẩn hiệp định mới. (The Prime Minister ratified the new agreement.)

• Phê duyệt (v): to approve, to authorize (especially for plans or budgets).

  • Hội đồng đã phê duyệt dự án. (The council approved the project.)

Synonyms

• Annotate: To add notes to a text or document.
• Comment: To express an opinion or remark.
• Criticize: To indicate the faults of someone or something.

Related Idioms

• Phê bình và tự phê bình: criticism and self-criticism (a formal process of evaluation, often in organizational settings).
  • Nguyên tắc phê bình và tự phê bình giúp tổ chức phát triển. (The principle of criticism and self-criticism helps the organization develop.)

1. Comment on
   • Phê bài học sinh
     To comment on a pupil's talk
   • Phê vào đơn
     to comment on someone's request (petition, application)
2. Criticize