榜 bǎng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
榜样
bǎngyàng
example, model
Characters in this word
样 yàng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 对许多基层员工来说，主管的一言一行都可能成为榜样或反面教材。 Duì xǔduō jīcéng yuángōng lái shuō, zhǔguǎn de yì yán yì xíng dōu kěnéng chéngwéi bǎngyàng huò fǎnmiàn jiàocái. For many front-line employees, a manager's every word and action may become either a model to follow or a negative example.
- 父母应该给孩子做一个好榜样。 Fùmǔ yīnggāi gěi háizi zuò yí gè hǎo bǎngyàng. Parents should set a good example for their children.
- 她刻苦努力，是全班同学学习的榜样。 Tā kèkǔ nǔlì, shì quán bān tóngxué xuéxí de bǎngyàng. She works very hard and is a role model for the whole class.
Related words
- 标榜 biāobǎng to flaunt; to advertise oneself as
- 排行榜 páihángbǎng ranking list; chart
- 一样 yíyàng the same, alike
- 那样 nàyàng like that; that way
- 什么样 shénmeyàng what kind of
- 同样 tóngyàng same; equally
- 样子 yàngzi appearance; look
- 怎么样 zěnmeyàng how; how about
- 怎样 zěnyàng how
- 这样 zhèyàng like this
- 多样 duōyàng varied; diverse
- 模样 múyàng look; appearance