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赞扬

zàn yáng · zan yang

Traditional 讚揚

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to praise
  2. to approve of
  3. to show approval
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Praised by the teacher

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)老师(lǎoshī)赞扬(zànyáng)我(wǒ)了(le)！

    Today the teacher praised me!

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  3. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)汉字(hànzì)写(xiě)得(de)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    My Chinese characters are very good-looking.

  4. Liangliang

    真的吗(zhēndema)？给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    Really? Let me have a look.

  5. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)只(zhǐ)赞扬(zànyáng)了(le)我的(wǒde)名字(míngzi)，别的(biéde)字(zì)不太(bùtài)好看(hǎokàn)。

    The teacher only praised my name. The other characters are not very good-looking.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

赞(zàn)扬(yáng)比(bǐ)批(pī)评(píng)更(gèng)容(róng)易(yì)让(ràng)人(rén)接(jiē)受(shòu)。

People can accept praise more easily than criticism.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by szilviez · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)赞(zàn)扬(yáng)了(le)她(tā)在(zài)课(kè)堂(táng)上(shàng)的(de)出(chū)色(sè)表(biǎo)现(xiàn)。

The teacher praised her excellent performance in class.

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