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表彰

biǎozhāng

to commend; to honour publicly

A person receives a red ribbon on a podium as people clap
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Characters in this word

表 biǎo

Strokes
8
Radical
衣 — cloth
Made of
毛 hair, fur, feathers 衣 cloth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

彰 zhāng

Strokes
14
Radical
彡 — hair
Made of
章 chapter, section, writing 彡 hair
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 彰

Example phrases

  • 学校表彰了在志愿服务中长期坚持的学生。 Xuéxiào biǎozhāng le zài zhìyuàn fúwù zhōng chángqī jiānchí de xuésheng. The school commended students who had long persisted in volunteer service.
  • 公司表彰了今年业绩最好的十位员工。 Gōngsī biǎozhāng le jīnnián yèjì zuì hǎo de shí wèi yuángōng. The company honoured the ten employees with the best results this year.
  • 老师在全班面前表彰了这位乐于助人的同学。 Lǎoshī zài quán bān miànqián biǎozhāng le zhè wèi lèyú zhùrén de tóngxué. The teacher commended this helpful classmate in front of the whole class.

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