# 责备 (zébèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 责备 (zébèi) means “to blame; to criticize”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to blame; to criticize
- Pinyin: zébèi (ze2 bei4)
- Traditional: 責備
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 看见孩子认错，妈妈没有责备他。
  Kànjiàn háizi rèncuò, māma méiyǒu zébèi tā.
  Seeing the child admit his mistake, the mother didn't blame him.

## Characters

- 责 (zé): duty; responsibility
- 备 (bèi): to prepare; to equip; fully; completely

https://hanziro.com/word/ze-bei-blame/

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