Definition

Examples

• 老板在会议上呵斥了犯错的员工。
  Lǎobǎn zài huìyì shàng hē chì le fàn cuò de yuángōng.
  The boss berated the employee who made a mistake in the meeting.
• 老师严厉地呵斥了不守纪律的学生。
  Lǎoshī yánlì de hē chì le bù shǒu jìlǜ de xuéshēng.
  The teacher sternly reprimanded the student who didn't follow discipline.
• 母亲不忍心呵斥自己的孩子。
  Mǔqīn bù rěnxīn hē chì zìjǐ de háizi.
  The mother couldn't bear to scold her own child.