bāo biǎn

Traditional: 褒貶

褒贬 (bāo biǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to appraise; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of”.

Meanings

  1. 1to appraise
  2. 2to pass judgment on
  3. 3to speak ill of
  4. 4praise and censure
  5. 5appraisal

Characters in 褒贬

褒bāo · to praise贬biǎn · to diminish

Related words

贬低to belittle贬to diminish贬值to become devaluated贬义derogatory sense褒to praise褒variant of 褒[bao1]褒义commendatory sense褒扬to praise贬损to mock; to disparage; to belittle贬抑to belittle贬谪to banish from the court; to relegate一字褒贬lit. to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)

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