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称赞

chēng zàn · cheng zan

Traditional 稱讚

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to praise
  2. to acclaim
  3. to commend
  4. to compliment
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The praised painting

  1. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)称赞(chēngzàn)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)画(huà)！

    The teacher praised my painting!

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)棒(bàng)！她(tā)怎么(zěnme)称赞(chēngzàn)你(nǐ)的(de)？

    Great! How did she praise it?

  3. Liangliang

    她(tā)说(shuō)，我(wǒ)用(yòng)的(de)颜色(yánsè)很(hěn)大胆(dàdǎn)。

    She said the colors I used are very bold.

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)称赞(chēngzàn)吗(ma)？

    Is that praise?

  5. Liangliang

    是(shì)。她(tā)还(hái)把(bǎ)画(huà)挂(guà)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)，不过(bùguò)挂(guà)反(fǎn)了(le)。

    Yes. She even hung it by the door, but upside down.

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，反(fǎn)着(zhe)看(kàn)也(yě)很(hěn)大胆(dàdǎn)。

    No problem. Looking at it backwards is bold too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bù)管(guǎn)我(wǒ)怎(zěn)么(me)称(chēng)赞(zàn)他(tā)们(men)，都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)过(guò)分(fèn)。

I cannot praise them too highly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by grindeldore · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)不(bù)仅(jǐn)没(méi)责(zé)怪(guài)他(tā)，反(fǎn)而(ér)称(chēng)赞(zàn)他(tā)。

It wasn't just that she didn't blame him - she actually praised the guy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by woshiheyao · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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称
chēng

to weigh; to state

赞
zàn

to patronize; to support

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