嘉 (jiā) — excellent, good (bound form); to praise, to commend (bound form); surname Jia
Definition
嘉 (jiā) is a bound morpheme meaning 'excellent' or 'to praise' — never used alone, only as part of set compounds like 嘉宾 (distinguished guest) or 嘉奖 (to commend).
bound form
excellentgood (bound form)to praiseto commend (bound form)surname Jia
Examples
- ，。Zuò wéi jiā bīn, tā shòu dào le rè liè huān yíng.As a distinguished guest, he received a warm welcome.
- 。Gōng sī duì tā jìn xíng le jiā jiǎng.The company commended him.
- 。Tā yīn biǎo xiàn yōu yì shòu dào le jiā jiǎng.He received commendation for his excellent performance.
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