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TOPIK 5verb

질책하다

jilchaekada [질채카다]

질책해요 · 질책했어요 · 질책할 거예요 · 질책하세요

to rebuke, to scold, to reproach

Example

부장님은 실수한 직원을 크게 질책하셨어요.

The department head harshly rebuked the employee who made the mistake.

Word parts

질 scold책 blame

Literally 'scold and blame.'