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赞美

zàn měi · zan mei

Traditional 讚美

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to admire
  2. to praise
  3. to eulogize
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Praise for a shirt

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)的(de)衬衫(chènshān)真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)！

    Your shirt today looks really nice!

  2. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)你的(nǐde)赞美(zànměi)，让(ràng)我(wǒ)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)。

    Thanks. Your praise makes me very happy.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)在(zài)赞美(zànměi)你(nǐ)，我(wǒ)是(shì)在(zài)说(shuō)衬衫(chènshān)。

    I am not praising you. I am talking about the shirt.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)衬衫(chènshān)谢谢(xièxie)你的(nǐde)赞美(zànměi)。

    Then the shirt thanks you for the praise.

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)说(shuō)不客气(bùkèqi)。

    It says you are welcome.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)她(tā)的(de)话(huà)当(dàng)作(zuò)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)赞(zàn)美(měi)。

He took her words as a compliment.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by soj4l · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)赞(zàn)美(měi)了(le)每(měi)个(gè)学(xué)生(shēng)的(de)努(nǔ)力(lì)。

The teacher praised every student's effort.

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