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表扬

biǎo yáng · biao yang

Traditional 表揚

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to praise
  2. to commend
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A first praise

  1. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)今天(jīntiān)表扬(biǎoyáng)我(wǒ)了(le)！

    The teacher praised me today!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的吗(zhēndema)？她(tā)表扬(biǎoyáng)你(nǐ)什么(shénme)？

    Really? What did she praise you for?

  3. Liangliang

    她(tā)说(shuō)我的(wǒde)字(zì)写(xiě)得(de)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    She said my handwriting looks very nice.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)被(bèi)表扬(biǎoyáng)了(le)，因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)没(méi)迟到(chídào)。

    I was praised too, because I wasn't late today.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)也(yě)算(suàn)表扬(biǎoyáng)吗(ma)？

    Does that even count as praise?

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)这个(zhège)月(yuè)第一次(dìyīcì)！

    It's my first time this month!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

即(jí)使(shǐ)在(zài)受(shòu)到(dào)表(biǎo)扬(yáng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，谦(qiān)虚(xū)也(yě)是(shì)很(hěn)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)。

Even when one is being praised, modesty is important.

Tatoeba: Chinese by miaojiandao · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)表(biǎo)扬(yáng)了(le)小(xiǎo)明(míng)，因(yīn)为(wèi)他(tā)主(zhǔ)动(dòng)帮(bāng)助(zhù)同(tóng)学(xué)。

The teacher praised Xiaoming because he took the initiative to help his classmates.

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表
biǎo

exterior surface; family relationship via females

扬
yáng

to raise; to hoist

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