HSK 6

责怪 (zé guài) — how to say "to blame" in Chinese

责怪

To blame, to reproach

verb

Character composition

责

duty, responsibility, blame

怪

strange, to blame

Radicals / Keys

心

Heart

#61 · xīn · 4 strokes

貝

Shell

#154 · bèi · 7 strokes

Synonyms

Collocations

责怪别人

zé guài bié rén

blame others

受到责怪

shòu dào zé guài

be blamed

责怪自己

zé guài zì jǐ

blame oneself

Examples

你不应该总是责怪别人。

You shouldn't always blame others.

别责怪他。

Don't blame him.

Writing

Frequently asked questions

How to say 'blame' in Chinese?

"to blame" in Chinese is 责怪 (zé guài).

责怪 meaning in English

责怪 (zé guài) means "To blame, to reproach".

How is 责怪 pronounced?

It is pronounced zé guài (written as ze guai, zeguai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "to blame" in Chinese characters?

It is written 责怪: 责 has 8 strokes, 怪 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK level is 责怪?

责怪 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.

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