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    Expressing 'criticizing harshly' with 抨击 (pēngjī)

    Actions & Events
    Emphasis

    Structure

    Subject + 抨击 + Object

    Explanation

    抨击 (pēngjī) means to harshly criticize, attack, or denounce someone or something, usually in a public or forceful manner. It is stronger than general criticism and implies a pointed, vigorous verbal assault on a policy, action, or person. It is commonly used in news and formal writing.

    Examples

    • 媒体抨击了该公司对环境的破坏行为。

      Méitǐ pēngjī le gāi gōngsī duì huánjìng de pòhuài xíngwéi.

      The media criticized the company's environmentally destructive behavior.

    • 很多网友在网上抨击这项不合理的政策。

      Hěn duō wǎngyǒu zài wǎng shàng pēngjī zhè xiàng bù hélǐ de zhèngcè.

      Many netizens criticized this unreasonable policy online.

    • 反对派议员公开抨击政府的教育改革方案。

      Fǎnduìpài yìyuán gōngkāi pēngjī zhèngfǔ de jiàoyù gǎigé fāng'àn.

      Opposition legislators publicly attacked the government's education reform plan.

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