zhēn​biān

to critique

  • created reference approved 针砭/針砭 → 针砭/針砭 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    针砭 / 針砭 zhēn​biān

    针砭 / 針砭 zhēn​biān

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 针砭/針砭 · zhēn​biān · to critique — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    针砭 / 針砭

    zhēn​biān

    to critique

    To point out mistakes or criticize social ills in order to encourage improvement; to voice concerns about.

    针 (literal) → 针/針 · zhēn · acupuncture needle 砭 (literal) → 砭 · biān · to criticize

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  • created sense approved 针砭/針砭 · zhēn​biān · acupuncture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    针砭 / 針砭

    zhēn​biān

    acupuncture

    (bound form) An ancient medical treatment using sharp stone needles to prick the skin, now largely obsolete; acupuncture.

    针 (literal) → 针/針 · zhēn · acupuncture needle 砭 (literal) → 砭 · biān · stone needle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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