咎 (jiù) — to blame, to censure, to find fault with
Definition
Formal, written-style verb for 'to blame' (often as 自咎 or 归咎, assigning fault). Much more literary than everyday 怪/埋怨, and rarer at HSK 7.
verb
to blameto censureto find fault with
Examples
- 。Bú yào bǎ zé rèn guī jiù yú bié rén.Don't put the blame on others.
- 咎。Tā duì zì jǐ fàn de cuò wù shēn gǎn zì jiù.He deeply blamed himself for the mistake he made.
- 。Zhè jiàn shì bù néng quán guī jiù yú tā yí gè rén.This matter cannot be entirely blamed on him alone.
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