Usage note
批评表示指出不好的地方，帮助改进。
pī píng biǎo shì zhǐ chū bù hǎo de dì fāng， bāng zhù gǎi jìn。
Criticize means pointing out problems to help improve.
Context note
批评常出现在学习、工作和建议里。
pī píng cháng chū xiàn zài xué xí 、 gōng zuò hé jiàn yì lǐ。
Criticism often appears in learning, work, and advice.
5 examples
老师批评了我。
lǎo shī pī píng le wǒ。
The teacher criticized me.
请不要批评别人。
qǐng bú yào pī píng bié rén。
Please do not criticize others.
批评有时是帮助。
pī píng yǒu shí shì bāng zhù。
Criticism is sometimes help.
他认真听批评。
tā rèn zhēn tīng pī píng。
He listens carefully to criticism.
妈妈没有批评我。
mā ma méi yǒu pī píng wǒ。
Mom did not criticize me.
5 mini stories
我写错字了，老师轻轻地批评我。
wǒ xiě cuò zì le， lǎo shī qīng qīng dì pī píng wǒ。
I wrote the character wrong, and the teacher gently criticized me.
批评以后，我知道以后要更认真。
pī píng yǐ hòu， wǒ zhī dào yǐ hòu yào gèng rèn zhēn。
After the criticism, I knew I had to be more serious next time.
老师说批评不是坏事，重要的是改正。
lǎo shī shuō pī píng bú shì huài shì， zhòng yào de shì gǎi zhèng。
The teacher said criticism is not a bad thing; what matters is correcting it.
他认真听完批评，然后点点头。
tā rèn zhēn tīng wán pī píng， rán hòu diǎn diǎn tóu。
He listened carefully to the criticism and then nodded.
如果别人批评你，先听一听再说。
rú guǒ bié rén pī píng nǐ， xiān tīng yi tīng zài shuō。
If others criticize you, listen first and then speak.
Mini dialogue
老师的批评
A
老师批评你了吗？
Lǎoshī pīpíng nǐ le ma?
Did the teacher criticize you?
B
是的，因为我没写完作业。
Shì de, yīnwèi wǒ méi xiě wán zuòyè.
Yes, because I didn't finish my homework.
接受批评
A
我不喜欢被批评。
Wǒ bù xǐhuān bèi pīpíng.
I don't like being criticized.
B
但是批评能帮助我们进步。
Dànshì pīpíng néng bāngzhù wǒmen jìnbù.
But criticism can help us improve.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
表扬
biǎoyáng
to praise
表扬 means to praise, the opposite of criticizing.
related
意见
yìjiàn
opinion; suggestion
批评 often involves giving 意见 (feedback) to help someone improve.