Chinese word

检讨

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎn tǎo

Meaning

  • verbreflect on

Example

你应该检讨自己的错误。nǐ yīng gāi jián tǎo zì jǐ de cuò wù

You should reflect on your own mistakes.

Illustration for 检讨 (reflect on)

More examples

犯错后，她主动向同事检讨自己的失误。fàn cuò hòu tā zhǔ dòng xiàng tóng shì jián tǎo zì jǐ de shī wù

After making a mistake, she proactively acknowledged her mistake to her colleagues.

Core concept

Turn attention back onto one's own conduct, identify the fault, and take responsibility for correcting it.

Common phrases

  • 主动检讨自己zhǔ dòng jián tǎo zì jǐ

    proactively reflect on oneself

  • 检讨不足jián tǎo bù zú

    examine shortcomings

Similar words

反省fán xǐng: Review one's own behavior or ideas, recognize what was wrong, and resolve to improve.
反思fǎn sī: Consider why an event or situation happened in order to understand it and learn from it.
认错rèn cuò: Acknowledge one's own error.
承认chéng rèn: Recognize and accept a fact or an error.

Definition in Chinese

对自己的错误或不当行为进行反省，承认问题并努力改正。duì zì jǐ de cuò wù huò bú dàng xíng wéi jìn xíng fán xǐng chéng rèn wèn tí bìng nǔ lì gǎi zhèng

Word origin

检讨 (jiǎntǎo, "self-criticism") developed from examining and discussing a matter to examining one's own mistakes and admitting them.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate self-examination with private thought, but this verb often appears when a person is expected to acknowledge a fault to others and show a willingness to change.

Other meanings

  • examineverb
  • self-criticismnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 检讨书jián tǎo shūself-criticism letternoun

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