斥 (chì) — (bound form) to scold, to reprimand (in compounds like 斥责, 呵斥); (bound form) to repel, to exclude, to oust (in compounds like 排斥, 斥退)
Definition
A bound morpheme (never used alone) meaning 'to scold/reprimand' (as in 斥责) or 'to repel/expel' (as in 排斥, 斥退). It only appears as part of a two-character word.
bound form
(bound form) to scoldto reprimand (in compounds like 斥责, 呵斥)(bound form) to repelto excludeto oust (in compounds like 排斥, 斥退)
Examples
- 。Tā dāng zhòng chì zé le nà ge bù shǒu jì lǜ de yuán gōng.He publicly reprimanded the employee who didn't follow the rules.
- 斥。Zhè ge tuán tǐ gù yì chì chì xīn rén jiā rù.This group deliberately excludes new people from joining.
- 斥。Jīng lǐ jué dìng chì tuì nà míng shī zhí de zhí yuán.The manager decided to dismiss that negligent employee.
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