领赏 (lǐng shǎng) — to receive a reward (for a service or bounty) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

领赏 (lǐng shǎng) means to collect a reward, especially a bounty offered for a specific deed like catching a criminal. It focuses on the act of going to claim the reward, not just receiving it.

verb

to receive a reward (for a service or bounty)

Examples

，领赏。
Wán chéng rèn wu hòu, tā lì kè qù lǐng shǎng le.
After completing the task, he immediately went to receive the reward.
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Tā wèi jiǎng jīn lǐng guò liǎng cì shǎng.
He received a reward twice for the bonus.
，领赏。
Zài gǔ dài, zhuā dào táo fàn de rén kě yǐ qù guān fǔ lǐng shǎng.
In ancient times, those who caught fugitives could go to the government to receive a reward.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

赏shǎngreward

领 means to claim and 赏 means a reward, so this describes receiving a reward.

Characters in this word

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

令頁領

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

令

令lìng領lǐng

Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

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 賞; 赏 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèicowry

Sound part声符shēngfú

商

商shāng賞shǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 賞 pairs 商 for sound with 貝, a cowry shell; the simplified 赏 is a shorthand.

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