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
赞美
zànměi
to praise; to extol
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Example phrases
- 真正有力量的赞美不是客套，而是准确指出对方的价值。 Zhēnzhèng yǒu lìliàng de zànměi bú shì kètào, ér shì zhǔnquè zhǐchū duìfāng de jiàzhí. Truly powerful praise is not politeness, but accurately pointing out the other person's value.
- 老师真诚地赞美了她的进步。 Lǎoshī zhēnchéng de zànměi le tā de jìnbù. The teacher sincerely praised her progress.
- 同事们纷纷赞美他设计的新作品。 Tóngshìmen fēnfēn zànměi tā shèjì de xīn zuòpǐn. The colleagues all praised his new design.
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
- 赞不绝口 zànbùjuékǒu to be full of praise; to praise endlessly
- 赞叹 zàntàn to exclaim in admiration; to praise
- 赞许 zànxǔ to approve of; to praise
- 赞扬 zànyáng to praise; to commend
- 美 měi beautiful
- 美好 měihǎo wonderful
- 美丽 měilì beautiful