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表彰 (biǎo zhāng) — to commend, to honor (formally)

Definition

表彰 (biǎo zhāng) is the most formal 'commend/honor' — used for official recognition of achievements. Stronger and more ceremonial than 表扬, and more authoritative than 称赞.

verb
to commendto honor (formally)

Examples

  • 表彰。
    Xué xiào biǎo zhāng le chéng jì zuì hǎo de xué shēng.
    The school commended the students with the best grades.
  • 表彰。
    Zhèng fǔ biǎo zhāng tā zài jiù zāi zhōng de gòng xiàn.
    The government commended his contributions in disaster relief.
  • 表彰。
    Zhè cì dà huì biǎo zhāng le xiān jìn gōng zuò zhě.
    This conference commended the advanced workers.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

表biǎobring to light
彰zhāngmake clear or commend

表 means to bring to light, and 彰 means to make clear or commend; together they express official praise.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 表 pairs 衣 (garment) with 毛 (hair or feather), originally an outer garment.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彡彡shāncolorful patterns
Sound part声符shēngfú
章
章zhāng彰zhāng
Same sound today

彰 uses 章, an emblem, for its sound, and 彡, colorful patterns, to show something conspicuous.

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