赞 zàn
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 兟 to advance 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
赞不绝口
zànbùjuékǒu
to be full of praise; to praise endlessly
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
绝 jué
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 色 color, tint, hue, shade
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
口 kǒu
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 首映结束后，影评人对影片的叙事结构赞不绝口。 Shǒuyìng jiéshù hòu, yǐngpíngrén duì yǐngpiàn de xùshì jiégòu zànbùjuékǒu. After the premiere, film critics were full of praise for the film's narrative structure.
- 客人对这家餐厅的招牌菜赞不绝口。 Kèrén duì zhè jiā cāntīng de zhāopái cài zànbùjuékǒu. The guests could not stop praising this restaurant's signature dishes.
- 看了她的画展，朋友们个个赞不绝口。 Kànle tā de huàzhǎn, péngyoumen gè gè zànbùjuékǒu. After seeing her art exhibition, every single friend was full of praise.
Related words
- 称赞 chēngzàn to praise
- 赞成 zànchéng to agree with
- 赞赏 zànshǎng to appreciate; to admire
- 赞助 zànzhù to sponsor
- 赞同 zàntóng to agree, to approve
- 赞美 zànměi to praise; to extol
- 赞叹 zàntàn to exclaim in admiration; to praise
- 赞许 zànxǔ to approve of; to praise
- 赞扬 zànyáng to praise; to commend
- 不大 búdà not very, not much
- 不对 búduì wrong, incorrect
- 不客气 búkèqi you're welcome