| 批评 | pī píng | to criticize / criticism / CL:次[ci4],番[fan1] |   |
| 谴责 | qiǎn zé | to denounce / to condemn / to criticize / condemnation / criticism | |
| 指正 | zhǐ zhèng | to point out mistakes or weak points for correction / to comment / criticism | |
| 批注 | pī zhù | to annotate / to add marginal comments on / criticism / marginalia | |
| 批语 | pī yǔ | criticism / commentary | |
| 好评 | hǎo píng | favorable criticism / positive evaluation | |
| 考证 | 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]) | |
| 训斥 | xùn chì | to reprimand / to rebuke / to berate / stern criticism | |
| 矛头 | máo tóu | spearhead / barb / an attack or criticism | |
| 报批 | bào pī | to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority | |
| 差评 | chà píng | poor evaluation / adverse criticism | |
| 众矢之的 | zhòng shǐ zhī dì | lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom) / the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides | |
| 袒护 | tǎn hù | to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc / to take sb's side | |
| 重责 | zhòng zé | heavy responsibility / serious criticism | |
| 挑刺 | tiāo cì | to carp / nitpicking / petty criticism | |
| 考据 | kǎo jù | textual criticism | |
| 品头论足 | 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 | |
| 招风 | zhāo fēng | to catch the wind / (fig.) to attract criticism because of one's prominence | |
| 挑毛病 | tiāo máo bìng | to nitpick / petty criticism / to nag | |
| 讳疾忌医 | 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 | |
| 评头论足 | 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 | |
| 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 | wàng xià cí huáng | to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom) / to make irresponsible criticism | |
| 树大招风 | shù dà zhāo fēng | lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism | |
| 良药苦口 | liáng yào kǔ kǒu | good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) / fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow | |
| 诛心之论 | zhū xīn zhī lùn | a devastating criticism / to expose hidden motives | |
| 骨鲠之臣 | 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 | |
| 刀枪不入 | dāo qiāng bù rù | lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) / fig. invulnerable / untouchable / thick-skinned / impervious to criticism | |
| 尖锐批评 | jiān ruì pī píng | sharp criticism | |
| 矛头指向 | máo tóu zhǐ xiàng | to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc) | |
| 建设性的批评 | jiàn shè xìng de pī píng | constructive criticism | |
| 建设的批评 | jiàn shè de pī pín | constructive criticism | |
| 从谏如流 | cóng jiàn rú liú | to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom) / to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors) | |
| 揪斗 | jiū dòu | to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution) | |
| 清议 | qīng yì | fair criticism / just comment | |
| 争臣 | zhēng chén | minister not afraid to give forthright criticism | |
| 直谏 | zhí jiàn | to admonish sb frankly / direct criticism | |
| 闻过则喜 | wén guò zé xǐ | to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.) / to be happy when one's errors are pointed out | |
| 腹诽 | fù fěi | silent curse or disagreement / unspoken criticism | |
| 艾未未 | Aì Wèi wèi | Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism | |
| 活靶子 | huó bǎ zi | live target / target (of criticism etc) | |
| 贬多于褒 | biǎn duō yú bāo | to get more criticism than praise | |
| 微词 | wēi cí | veiled criticism | |
| 骂声 | mà shēng | scolding / tongue-lashing / (fig.) angry criticism / opprobrium / CL:片[pian4] | |
| 不吝珠玉 | bù lìn - zhū yù | (idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion / your criticism will be most valuable | |
| 毁誉参半 | huǐ yù - cān bàn | (idiom) to receive both praise and criticism / to get mixed reviews | |
