How to say “reward” in Chinese
reward; award
“Reward” in Chinese is 奖励, jiǎng lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
奖励 is read jiǎng lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 将 jiāng without 寸: it hints at the sound. At the bottom, 大 “big”.
On the left, 厉 lì hints at the sound; on the right, 力 “strength”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “奖励”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 奖励. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 老师奖励了他一本书lǎoshījiǎnglìletāyìběnshūThe teacher gave him a book as a reward.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “reward” in Chinese?
“Reward” in Chinese is 奖励, pinyin jiǎnglì.
What does 奖励 mean?
奖励 (jiǎnglì) means “reward; award”.
How do you write 奖励?
奖励 is 2 characters: 奖 (jiǎng) — award, prize; 励 (lì) — encourage, inspire. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 奖励?
奖励 is read jiǎnglì. Tones: jiǎng — third tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“reward” in the lesson “Growing and Learning”
This word is from the topic “Learning and Language” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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