毖 (bì) — wr. caution
Definition
Literary word for 'caution', seen almost only in the set phrase 惩前毖后 ('learn from past mistakes to avoid repeating them'). Not used in everyday speech.
noun
wr. caution
Easily confused
- 瑟sèlook-alikeancient twenty-five-stringed plucked instrument
- 闭bìsound-aliketo close, to shut
- 必bìsound-alikecertainly; must; necessarily; will (expressing necessity or certainty)
- 毙bìsound-aliketo die (violently, especially by shooting or execution)
- 避bìsound-aliketo avoid; to evade; to keep away from; to shun
- 毕bìsound-alike(bound form) to finish, to complete
Examples
- 毖，。Wǒ men yào chéng qián bì hòu, bì miǎn zài fàn tóng yàng de cuò wù.We must learn from past mistakes to avoid repeating the same errors.
- “毖”。Zhè ge chéng yǔ "chéng qián bì hòu" gào sù wǒ men fǎn sī de zhòng yào xìng.The idiom 'cheng qian bi hou' teaches us the importance of reflection.
- “毖”。Tā yǐn yòng "chéng qián bì hòu" lái qiáng diào gǎi jìn de bì yào xìng.He cited 'cheng qian bi hou' to emphasize the need for improvement.
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