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领奖 (lǐng jiǎng) — to receive a prize or award (verb-object phrase)

Definition

A verb-object phrase: 领 'to receive' + 奖 'prize/award'. Use it for picking up or accepting a prize at a ceremony, not for winning the prize itself.

verb
to receive a prize or award (verb-object phrase)

Examples

  • 领奖。
    Tā míng tiān qù lǐng jiǎng.
    He is going to receive the prize tomorrow.
  • 。
    Tā lǐng le yí gè dà jiǎng.
    He received a big prize.
  • 。
    Tā zuó tiān qù lǐng le jiǎng.
    She went to receive the prize yesterday.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

领lǐngreceive
奖jiǎngprize

领 (receive) and 奖 (prize) combine to mean taking an award.

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.

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.

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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 獎; 奖 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犬犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
將
將jiāng獎jiǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 獎 pairs 將 as a sound part with 犬, a dog; the simplified 奖 is a later shorthand. The evidence says the dog part's meaning is unclear, perhaps referring to guiding a dog by voice.

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