奖励 (jiǎng lì) — to reward, to award (someone with something)

Definition

Use 奖励 when giving a reward, often to recognize achievement or good work (a teacher, company, school gives it). 奖 is the noun ‘prize/award’; 奖赏 is more literary for bestowing a prize.

verb
to rewardto award (someone with something)

Examples

  • 奖励
    Gōng sī jiǎng lì le tā yí liàng chē.
    The company rewarded him with a car.
  • 奖励
    Lǎo shī jiǎng lì le chéng jì hǎo de xué shēng.
    The teacher rewarded the students with good grades.
  • 奖励
    Xué xiào jiǎng lì tā yì běn cí diǎn.
    The school awarded her a dictionary.

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