咎

jiù

fault; to blame

Ancient forms

4 forms

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

jiù jiu4

tā他bǎ把tā他de的cuòwù错误guījiùyú归咎于huài坏yùnqi运气。

He ascribes his failure to bad luck.
bùyào不要bǎ把zhège这个cuòwù错误guījiùyú归咎于tā她。

Don't blame the mistake on her.
jìwǎngbùjiù既往不咎。

Let bygones be bygones.
tāmen他们bǎ把shībài失败guījiùyú归咎于qiáozhì乔治。

They blamed George for the failure.

任咎rènjiùto take the blame
归咎guījiùto put the blame on
引咎yǐnjiùto take the blame
咎有应得jiùyǒuyīngdé(idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)
咎由自取jiùyóuzìqǔ(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
引咎辞职yǐnjiùcízhíto admit responsibility and resign
难辞其咎náncíqíjiùcannot escape censure (idiom)
不咎既往bùjiùjìwǎngnot censure sb for his past misdeeds
既往不咎jìwǎngbùjiùto forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
动辄得咎dòngzhédéjiùfaulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right