重 zhòng heavy / serious / to attach importance to syn 严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave / serious / severe / critical syn 认真 認真 rèn zhēn conscientious / earnest / serious / to take seriously / to take to heart syn 尊重 zūn zhòng to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value / eminent / serious / proper syn 严肃 嚴肅 yán sù (of an atmosphere etc) solemn / grave / serious / (of a manner etc) earnest / severe / exacting / to strictly enforce syn 大不了 dà bù liǎo at worst / if worst comes to worst / (usu. in the negative) serious / alarming syn 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) syn 批评 批評 pī píng to criticize / criticism / CL:次[ci4],番[fan1] syn 不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but syn 正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent / honorable / proper / serious / according to standards syn 当真 當真 dāng zhēn to take seriously / serious / No joking, really! syn 沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") syn 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious / disastrous / extremely / exceedingly syn 存活 cún huó to survive (a serious accident) / survival syn 重罪 zhòng zuì serious crime / felony 谴责 譴責 qiǎn zé to denounce / to condemn / to criticize / condemnation / criticism syn 草率 cǎo shuài careless / negligent / sloppy / not serious syn 重伤 重傷 zhòng shāng seriously hurt / serious injury syn 郑重 鄭重 zhèng zhòng serious / solemn / earnest / conscientious syn 加重 jiā zhòng to make heavier / to emphasize / (of an illness etc) to become more serious / to aggravate (a bad situation) / to increase (a burden, punishment etc) syn 好评 好評 hǎo píng favorable criticism / positive evaluation 重病 zhòng bìng serious illness 重创 重創 zhòng chuāng to inflict heavy losses / to inflict serious damage syn 袒护 袒護 tǎn hù to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc / to take sb's side syn 矛头 矛頭 máo tóu spearhead / barb / an attack or criticism syn 病魔 bìng mó serious illness syn 众矢之的 眾矢之的 zhòng shǐ zhī dì lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom) / the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides syn 考量 kǎo liáng to consider / to give serious consideration to sth / consideration syn 较真 較真 jiào zhēn serious / meticulous / nitpicky / to take sth (or sb) seriously syn 脚踏实地 腳踏實地 jiǎo tà shí dì to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom) / realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character syn 训斥 訓斥 xùn chì to reprimand / to rebuke / to berate / stern criticism syn 含蓄 hán xù to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism) syn 重度 zhòng dù serious / severe 品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical syn 指正 zhǐ zhèng to point out mistakes or weak points for correction / to comment / criticism syn 深重 shēn zhòng very serious / grave / profound syn 检讨 檢討 jiǎn tǎo to examine or inspect / self-criticism / review syn 辛辣 xīn là spicy hot (taste) / fig. biting (criticism) syn 轻重 輕重 qīng zhòng severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious syn 考证 考證 kǎo zhèng to do textual research / to make textual criticism / to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) / to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4]) syn 招风 招風 zhāo fēng to catch the wind / (fig.) to attract criticism because of one's prominence 老脸 老臉 lǎo liǎn self-respect of old person / face / thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism) / brazen syn 大过 大過 dà guò serious mistake / major demerit syn 批注 批註 pī zhù to annotate / to add marginal comments on / criticism / marginalia syn 重犯 zhòng fàn serious criminal / felon 自省 zì xǐng to examine oneself / to reflect on one's shortcomings / introspection / self-awareness / self-criticism syn 郑重其事 鄭重其事 zhèng zhòng qí shì serious about the matter syn 整肃 整肅 zhěng sù strict / serious / solemn / dignified / to tidy up / to clean up / to purge / to adjust syn 自我批评 自我批評 zì wǒ pī píng self-criticism syn 正经八百 正經八百 zhèng jīng bā bǎi very serious / solemn syn 挑毛病 tiāo máo bìng to nitpick / petty criticism / to nag syn 抚恤 撫恤 fǔ xù (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury 严词 嚴詞 yán cí forceful (criticism etc) / to use strong words syn 当真 當真 dàng zhēn to take seriously / serious / No joking, really! syn 大病 dà bìng serious illness 严重后果 嚴重後果 yán zhòng hòu guǒ grave consequence / serious repercussion 报批 報批 bào pī to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority 差评 差評 chà píng poor evaluation / adverse criticism 不打紧 不打緊 bù dǎ jǐn unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind 轻者 輕者 qīng zhě less serious case / in less severe cases 重挫 zhòng cuò devastating setback / slump (in stock market etc) / crushing defeat / to cause a serious setback / to plummet 挑刺 tiāo cì to carp / nitpicking / petty criticism 考据 考據 kǎo jù textual criticism syn 批语 批語 pī yǔ criticism / commentary syn 伤筋动骨 傷筋動骨 shāng jīn dòng gǔ to suffer serious injury (idiom) 俳 pái not serious / variety show syn 刀枪不入 刀槍不入 dāo qiāng bù rù lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) / fig. invulnerable / untouchable / thick-skinned / impervious to criticism 评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental syn 岸然 àn rán solemn / serious 笃 篤 dǔ serious (illness) / sincere / true syn 正儿八经 正兒八經 zhèng ér bā jīng serious / earnest / real / true syn 讳疾忌医 諱疾忌醫 huì jí jì yī hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom) / fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism / to keep one's shortcomings secret / to refuse to listen to advice syn 暴病 bào bìng sudden attack of a serious illness syn 燃眉 rán méi to burn one's eyebrows / fig. desperately serious situation 蝼蛄 螻蛄 lóu gū mole cricket / Gryllolaptaptidae, family of burrowing insects of order Orthoptera (a serious agricultural pest) syn 重于泰山 重於泰山 zhòng yú tài shān heavier than Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. extremely serious matter syn 毫不客气 毫不客氣 háo bù kè qi no trace of politeness / unrestrained (criticism) syn 诚笃 誠篤 chéng dǔ honest / sincere and serious syn 不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.) / fig. Please give me your frank opinion. / Your criticism will be most valuable. 他山之石可以攻玉 tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom) / to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside / to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively 妄下雌黄 妄下雌黃 wàng xià cí huáng to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom) / to make irresponsible criticism syn 树大招风 樹大招風 shù dà zhāo fēng lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism 良药苦口 良藥苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) / fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow 诛心之论 誅心之論 zhū xīn zhī lùn a devastating criticism / to expose hidden motives 骨鲠之臣 骨鯁之臣 gǔ gěng zhī chén lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom) / fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism 夫子自道 fū zǐ zì dào appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself / one's criticism of others exposes one's own faults syn 兹事体大 茲事體大 zī shì tǐ dà this is no small thing (idiom) / to have a serious matter at hand 闭门觅句 閉門覓句 bì mén mì jù lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom) / fig. the serious hard work of writing 铸成大错 鑄成大錯 zhù chéng dà cuò to make a serious mistake (idiom) syn 尖锐批评 尖銳批評 jiān ruì pī píng sharp criticism 矛头指向 矛頭指向 máo tóu zhǐ xiàng to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc) 孤证不立 孤證不立 gū zhèng bù lì unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism) 容受 róng shòu to tolerate / to accept (criticism, resignation etc) / same as 容納接受|容纳接受[rong2 na4 jie1 shou4] 建设性的批评 建設性的批評 jiàn shè xìng de pī píng constructive criticism 建设的批评 建設的批評 jiàn shè de pī pín constructive criticism 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom) / to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors) syn 揪斗 揪鬥 jiū dòu to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution) syn 清议 清議 qīng yì fair criticism / just comment 