HSK 6

检讨 (jiǎn tǎo) — how to say "self-criticism" in Chinese

检讨

Self-criticism, to review

verb · noun

Character composition

检

to inspect, to check

讨

to discuss, to demand

Radicals / Keys

木

Tree

#75 · mù · 4 strokes

言

Speech

#149 · yán · 7 strokes

Collocations

自我检讨

zìwǒ jiǎntǎo

self-criticism

检讨错误

jiǎntǎo cuòwù

review mistakes

Examples

我们需要检讨这次工作中的错误。

We need to review the mistakes in this work.

他做了检讨。

He conducted a self-criticism.

Writing

Frequently asked questions

Self criticism in Chinese

"self-criticism" in Chinese is 检讨 (jiǎn tǎo).

检讨 meaning in English

检讨 (jiǎn tǎo) means "Self-criticism, to review".

How is 检讨 pronounced?

It is pronounced jiǎn tǎo (written as jian tao, jiantao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "self-criticism" in Chinese characters?

It is written 检讨: 检 has 11 strokes, 讨 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK level is 检讨?

检讨 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.

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