挨批 (ái pī) — to get criticized, to be criticized

Definition

挨批 (ái pī) means 'to get criticized / take a scolding' — emphasizes receiving the criticism rather than the criticism itself. A 离合词: the object 批 can split out with a measure word, as in 挨了一顿批.

verb
to get criticizedto be criticized

Examples

  • 挨批。
    Tā zài huì shàng ái pī le.
    He got criticized at the meeting.
  • 。
    Tā zuó tiān āi le yí dùn pī.
    He got a round of criticism yesterday.
  • 。
    Tā āi le liǎng cì pī.
    He got criticized twice.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

挨āireceive
批pīcriticism

挨 means to receive and 批 means criticism, so the word means to receive criticism.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
矣
矣yǐ挨āi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

挨 pairs 扌, the hand form 手, with 矣, which gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
比
比bǐ批pī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

批 puts 手 (hand) beside 比, which gives the sound.

Open 批 →

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