Chinese word dictionary

呵斥

hē chì · to berate; to excoriate; to chide

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Word information

Simplified呵斥

Traditional呵斥

Pinyinhē chì

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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呵hē

to scold; to yawn; the sound of someone laughing (when repeated)

斥chì

to scold, to upbraid; to accuse, to blame; to reproach

How to learn 呵斥

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充斥chōngchì

to be full of; to flood; to congest

呵hē

(bound form) to scold; to expel breath; (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated); interjection of surprise

呵护hēhù

to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve

排斥páichì

to reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel