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赏识

shǎngshí

to appreciate; to recognise someone's worth

A mentor smiles approvingly at a young student holding his work
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Characters in this word

赏 shǎng

Strokes
12
Radical
贝 — sea shell
Made of
尚 still, yet 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

识 shí

Strokes
7
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 只 only, merely, just
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 识

Example phrases

  • 导师赏识他的并非天赋本身,而是他面对挫折时的韧性。 Dǎoshī shǎngshí tā de bìngfēi tiānfù běnshēn, ér shì tā miànduì cuòzhé shí de rènxìng. What the mentor valued was not his talent itself, but his resilience in the face of setbacks.
  • 领导很赏识这位年轻员工的工作能力。 Lǐngdǎo hěn shǎngshí zhè wèi niánqīng yuángōng de gōngzuò nénglì. The boss highly appreciates this young employee's work abilities.
  • 他的才华很快得到了上司的赏识。 Tā de cáihuá hěn kuài dédàole shàngsi de shǎngshí. His talent quickly won the recognition of his supervisor.

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