责备
Old HSK 5
责备 (zébèi) · to blame
责备 (zébèi) means “to blame; to reproach”. It is written with 2 characters: 责 (one's responsibility) + 备 (to prepare). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 责备 is built
The characters
责 zé · one's responsibility
What 责 is made of
- 龶 — top part
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Money 贝 that must be repaid (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
备 bèi · to prepare
What 备 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To go 夂 to the farm 田 to prepare for a harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
妈妈没有责备我。Māma méiyǒu zébèi wǒ.Mom didn't blame me.
他总是责备自己做得不够好。Tā zǒngshì zébèi zìjǐ zuò de bùgòu hǎo.He always blames himself for not doing well enough.
Questions about 责备
What does 责备 mean?
责备 (zébèi) means “to blame; to reproach”.
How do you pronounce 责备?
责备 is pronounced zébèi.
Which HSK level is 责备?
责备 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 负责fùzéto be in charge of
- 责任zérènresponsibility
- 谴责qiǎnzéto condemn
- 责怪zéguàito blame
- 指责zhǐzéto criticise
- 负责人fùzérénperson in charge
- 准备zhǔnbèito prepare
- 设备shèbèiequipment
- 具备jùbèito have
- 备份bèifènbackup
Learn 责备 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 118: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.