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授予

shòu yǔ · shou yu

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to award
  2. to confer
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An award in the park

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)授予(shòuyǔ)灯灯(dēngdēng)一个(yīgè)奖(jiǎng)！

    The park will award Dengdeng a prize today!

  2. Dengdeng

    授予(shòuyǔ)我(wǒ)？为什么(wèishénme)？

    Award me? Why?

  3. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)捡(jiǎn)垃圾(lājī)。

    Because you pick up trash every day.

  4. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？奖品(jiǎngpǐn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Really? What is the prize?

  5. Liangliang

    一个(yīgè)新(xīn)的(de)垃圾桶(lājītǒng)。

    A new trash can.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)在(zài)画(huà)展(zhǎn)上(shàng)授(shòu)予(yǔ)了(le)她(tā)一(yī)等(děng)奖(jiǎng)。

They awarded her first prize at the art exhibition.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

学(xué)校(xiào)每(měi)年(nián)授(shòu)予(yǔ)优(yōu)秀(xiù)学(xué)生(sheng)一(yì)笔(bǐ)奖(jiǎng)学(xué)金(jīn)。

The school awards a scholarship to outstanding students every year.

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