崇 chóng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
崇尚
chóngshàng
to value highly; to advocate; to esteem
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Example phrases
- 这所大学崇尚独立思考，不鼓励学生机械地迎合标准答案。 Zhè suǒ dàxué chóngshàng dúlì sīkǎo, bù gǔlì xuéshēng jīxiè de yínghé biāozhǔn dá'àn. This university values independent thinking and does not encourage students to mechanically cater to standard answers.
- 我们家崇尚节俭，从不浪费粮食。 Wǒmen jiā chóngshàng jiéjiǎn, cóng bú làngfèi liángshi. Our family values thrift and never wastes food.
- 现代年轻人更崇尚自由和个性。 Xiàndài niánqīngrén gèng chóngshàng zìyóu hé gèxìng. Young people today prize freedom and individuality more.
Related words
- 崇拜 chóngbài to worship, to adore
- 崇高 chónggāo lofty; noble; sublime
- 崇敬 chóngjìng to revere; to hold in high esteem
- 推崇 tuīchóng to esteem highly; to advocate
- 高尚 gāoshàng noble
- 时尚 shíshàng fashion; fashionable
- 风尚 fēngshàng prevailing fashion; social trend
- 和尚 héshang monk
- 礼尚往来 lǐshàngwǎnglái courtesy demands reciprocity; exchange of favours or gifts
- 尚 shàng still; yet; even; to value
- 尚且 shàngqiě even; still
- 尚未 shàngwèi not yet