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赞扬 (zàn yáng) — to praise, to commend, to show approval

Definition

赞扬 is a formal verb meaning 'to praise / commend,' used in written or official contexts (speeches, reports). 表扬 is its everyday, in-person counterpart, while 赞同 / 认同 cover agreeing with an idea rather than praising a person.

verb
to praiseto commendto show approval

Examples

  • 赞扬。
    Dà jiā dōu zàn yáng tā de yǒng gǎn xíng wéi.
    Everyone praised his brave act.
  • 赞扬。
    Lǐng dǎo zài huì shàng zàn yáng le tuán duì de chéng jì.
    The leader commended the team's achievements at the meeting.
  • 赞扬。
    Zhè zhǒng jīng shén zhí dé zàn yáng.
    This spirit deserves praise.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

赞zànpraise
扬yángpraise

赞 and 扬 each mean to praise, so together they express commending or showing approval.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 贊; 赞 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 赞 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (称赞, 赞赏) it is 讚; in others (赞成, 赞同) it is 贊.

  • 㚘㚘㚘
  • 貝貝bèimoney

This note is about the traditional form 贊. It pairs 㚘 with 貝 (money) for helping with money; the simplified 赞 is a shorthand.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 揚; 扬 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng揚
Same sound today

The traditional form 揚 uses 手 to show a hand-related action and 昜 to give the sound; the simplified 扬 is a later abbreviation.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Attitudes & OpinionsCommunication & Speech

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