赞扬 (讚揚)
zàn yáng
Pinyin

Definition

赞扬 (讚揚)
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zàn yáng
  1. to praise
  2. to approve of
  3. to show approval

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zàn
  1. 1 variant: 赞 zàn
  2. 2 to praise
zàn měi
  1. 1 to admire
  2. 2 to praise
  3. 3 to eulogize
shàng yáng
  1. 1 to rise (i.e. number increases)
  2. 2 a price rise
  3. 3 to raise
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
xuān yáng
  1. 1 to proclaim
  2. 2 to make public or well known

Idioms (17)

其貌不扬
qí mào bù yáng
  1. 1 (idiom) nothing special to look at
  2. 2 unprepossessing
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
家丑不可外扬
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
  1. 1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
惩恶扬善
chéng è yáng shàn
  1. 1 to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)

Sample Sentences

噢!赞扬!
ò !zànyáng !
Oh my! Encouragement!