How to say “appreciate” in Chinese
appreciate, admire
“Appreciate” in Chinese is 赞赏, zàn shǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
赞赏 is read zàn shǎng: 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
Below, 贝 “money”; on top, two 先. 点赞 — “to give praise”, i.e. a like.
Below, 贝 “money”: a reward. On top, 尚 shàng, as in 常 and 堂, hints at the reading.
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 “赞赏”.
More words from the lesson “Praise and blame”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “appreciate” in Chinese?
“Appreciate” in Chinese is 赞赏, pinyin zànshǎng.
What does 赞赏 mean?
赞赏 (zànshǎng) means “appreciate, admire”.
How do you write 赞赏?
赞赏 is 2 characters: 赞 (zàn) — praise; approve; 赏 (shǎng) — reward; admire. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 赞赏?
赞赏 is read zànshǎng. Tones: zàn — fourth tone, shǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“appreciate” 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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