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归咎

guī jiù

2-character word Traditional 歸咎

What 归咎 means

1. to put the blame on
2. to accuse

The characters in 归咎

• 归guīto return; to go back to; to give back to
• 咎jiùfault; to blame; to punish

Example sentences

• 他们把失败归咎于乔治。
  Tāmen bǎ shībài guījiù yú Qiáozhì.
  They blamed the failure on George.
• 不要把这个错误归咎于她。
  Bù yào bǎ zhège cuòwù guījiù yú tā.
  Don't blame the mistake on her.
• 他把他的错误归咎于坏运气。
  Tā bǎ tā de cuòwù guījiùyú huài yùnqi.
  He ascribes his failure to bad luck.
• 把你的失败归咎于你的父母是不对的。
  It's not fair to attribute your failure to your parents.