HSK 5 · Verbs

称赞 chēngzàn “to praise” in Chinese

Traditional 稱讚

What 称赞 means

  1. to praise
  2. to acclaim
  3. to commend
  4. to compliment

How to say 称赞

    称赞 in a sentence

    1. 他称赞了我。

      Tā chēngzàn le wǒ.

      He praised me.

      Sentence #429427 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

    2. 她不仅没责怪他，反而称赞他。

      Tā bùjǐn méi zéguài tā, fǎn'ér chēngzàn tā.

      Not only didn’t she blame him, she actually praised him.

      Sentence #2342830 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

    How 称赞 is built

    Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

    The character 称 (chēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
    称chēngto weigh
    • 禾grain · hé
    • 尔you · ěr
    The character 赞 (zàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
    赞zànto praise; to laud
    • 兟to advance · shēnSound part
    • 贝sea shell · bèiMeaning part

    贝 hints at the meaning (sea shell); 兟 (shēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with .

    How to write 称赞

    称 10 strokes · 赞 16 strokes

    Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

    称赞 (chēngzàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
    Stroke order chart for 称赞 (chēngzàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

    Words related to 称赞

    Words with 称

    称chēng · to call称呼chēnghu · to call对称duìchèn · symmetrical称号chēnghào · title称心如意chènxīnrúyì · to be completely satisfied

    Words with 赞

    赞成zànchéng · to approve赞美zànměi · to admire赞叹zàntàn · to marvel at赞助zànzhù · to sponsor

    More words: Thinking & Talking

    参考cānkǎo · to consult吵架chǎojià · to quarrel称chēng · to call称呼chēnghu · to call承认chéngrèn · to admit当心dāngxīn · to be careful答应dāying · to agree打听dǎting · to ask about

    FAQs

    称赞 (chēngzàn) means “to praise” or “to acclaim”. It is an HSK 5 word.
    Say it chēngzàn: chēngzàn. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
    In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 称赞 is written 稱讚. The pronunciation is the same.
    Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chengzan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 称赞 from the suggestions. Typing chengzan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
    称赞 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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    Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.