How to say “praise” in Chinese
praise, commend
“Praise” in Chinese is 夸奖, kuā jiǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
夸奖 is read kuā jiǎng: 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, 大 “big”: making things bigger than they are.
On top, 将 jiāng without 寸: it hints at the sound. At the bottom, 大 “big”.
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 “夸奖”.
More words from the lesson “Praise and blame”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “praise” in Chinese?
“Praise” in Chinese is 夸奖, pinyin kuājiǎng.
What does 夸奖 mean?
夸奖 (kuājiǎng) means “praise, commend”.
How do you write 夸奖?
夸奖 is 2 characters: 夸 (kuā) — praise; exaggerate; 奖 (jiǎng) — award, prize. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 夸奖?
夸奖 is read kuājiǎng. Tones: kuā — first tone, jiǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“praise” in the lesson “Praise and blame”
This word is from the topic “Talking and arguing” of HSK 6. 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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