jiàn
to remonstrate
to admonish
zhí jiàn
to admonish sb frankly
direct criticism
cóng jiàn rú liú
to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
guī jiàn
to remonstrate
to warn earnestly (esp. classical written Chinese)
to exhort
zhèng jiàn
to criticize frankly
to admonish
jī jiàn
to admonish (a senior person)
a euphemism politely criticizing an older person
qì jiàn
to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity
jiàn zhēng
to send or go on a punitive expedition
fěng jiàn
(literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully