How to say “approve” in Chinese
approve, agree (with)
“Approve” in Chinese is 赞同, zàn tóng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
赞同 is read zàn tóng: 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.
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 “赞同”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 赞同. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我完全赞同你的看法。wǒwánquánzàntóngnǐdekànfǎI completely agree with your view.
- 我赞同你的主张wǒzàntóngnǐdezhǔzhāngI agree with your position.
More words from the lesson “Arguing and objecting”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “approve” in Chinese?
“Approve” in Chinese is 赞同, pinyin zàntóng.
What does 赞同 mean?
赞同 (zàntóng) means “approve, agree (with)”.
How do you write 赞同?
赞同 is 2 characters: 赞 (zàn) — praise; approve; 同 (tóng) — same, together. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 赞同?
赞同 is read zàntóng. Tones: zàn — fourth tone, tóng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“approve” in the lesson “Arguing and objecting”
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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