赞 (贊)
zàn
Pinyin

Definition

赞 (贊)
 - 
zàn
  1. to patronize
  2. to support
  3. to praise
  4. (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (7)

赞
zàn
  1. 1 variant: 赞 zàn
  2. 2 to praise
酂
zàn
  1. 1 group of 100 families
  2. 2 place name
缵
zuǎn
  1. 1 to carry on
  2. 2 to succeed (of a familial line)
  3. 3 to inherit
臜
zā
  1. 1 see also: 腌臜 ā zā
钻
zuān
  1. 1 to drill
  2. 2 to bore
  3. 3 to get into
  4. 4 to make one's way into
  5. 5 to enter (a hole)
  6. 6 to thread one's way through
  7. 7 to study intensively
  8. 8 to dig into
  9. 9 to curry favor for personal gain

Related Words (16)

赞
zàn
  1. 1 to patronize
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to praise
  4. 4 (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc)
赞助
zàn zhù
  1. 1 to support
  2. 2 to assist
  3. 3 to sponsor
赞同
zàn tóng
  1. 1 to approve of
  2. 2 to endorse
  3. 3 (vote) in favor
赞成
zàn chéng
  1. 1 to approve
  2. 2 to endorse
  3. 3 (literary) to assist
参赞
cān zàn
  1. 1 diplomatic officer
  2. 2 attache

Idioms (3)

一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
  1. 1 left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
赞不绝口
zàn bù jué kǒu
  1. 1 to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
赞叹不已
zàn tàn bù yǐ
  1. 1 to be full of praise (idiom)

Sample Sentences

如何满足老年人的护理需求和精神需求，杭州这家养老院通过整合现有资源，优化配置，补齐短板，实现互利共赢，为养老事业的发展进行了有益的探索，值得点赞。
rúhé mǎnzú lǎoniánrén de hùlǐ xūqiú hé jīngshén xūqiú ，Hángzhōu zhè jiā yǎnglǎoyuàn tōngguò zhěnghé xiànyǒu Zīyuán ，yōuhuà pèizhì ，bǔqí duǎnbǎn ，shíxiàn hùlì gòngyíng ，wèi yǎnglǎo shìyè de fāzhǎn jìnxíng le yǒuyì de tànsuǒ ，zhíde diǎnzàn 。
The nursing home in Hangzhou had achieved mutual benefit and win-win for the old folks and themselves by addressing integration and optimisation of existing resources. They had explored meaningful solutions to improve the old age services industry not just in nursing care but spiritual needs of the elderly. Their work is worthy of praise.
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特朗普总统称退出伊朗核协议的原因是该协议无法阻止“世界恐怖主义的最大赞助国”拥有核武器。
Tèlǎngpǔ zǒngtǒng chēng tuìchū Yīlǎng hé xiéyì de yuányīn shì gāi xiéyì wúfǎ zǔzhǐ “shìjiè kǒngbùzhǔyì de zuìdà zànzhù guó ”yōngyǒu héwǔqì 。
President Trump has said he was pulling out of the agreement because it would not prevent what he termed the world's leading state sponsor of terror from getting a nuclear weapon.
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是啊！詹老板好眼力，有田总这几年，贵公司业绩一路飙升，大家都称赞田总巾帼不让须眉！
shì a ！Zhān lǎobǎn hǎo yǎnlì ，yǒu Tián zǒng zhèjǐnián ，guì gōngsī yèjì yī lù biāoshēng ，dàjiā dōu chēngzàn Tián zǒng jīnguó bùràng xūméi ！
Yeah! Mr Zhan has a good eye, having Ms Tian for all these years, your company has had success after success. Everyone praises Ms Tian, saying that she's a match for any man.
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日本料理，赞成！我超爱吃寿司跟生鱼片，我还要点烧烤…
Rìběn liàolǐ ，zànchéng ！wǒ chāo ài chī shòusī gēn shēngyúpiàn ，wǒ hái yào diǎnr shāokǎo …
Japanese food, great! I really like eating sushi and sashimi and I also want to order barbecue...
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