啧啧称赞

嘖嘖稱讚
zézé-chēngzàn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to click one's tongue in admiration
  2. 2 to praise repeatedly with sounds of approval

Examples

HSK 2
Háizi de huàhuà de zhēn hǎo, dàjiā dōu zézéchēngzàn.
The child's painting was so good that everyone clicked their tongues in admiration.
HSK 7-9
Kàndào zhè dào cài de jīngzhì bǎi pán, kèrén men zézéchēngzàn.
Seeing the exquisite plating of the dish, the guests murmured with admiration.

Tips

history
Found in the Ming novel 《水浒传》: 戴宗啧啧称赞'好个留侯!' - 'Dai Zong clicked his tongue in admiration: "What a fine Marquis Liu!"'
memory
(zé) is the onomatopoeic 'tsk' or tongue-click sound that Chinese speakers make when impressed - doubled here to suggest someone making the sound over and over while praising.

Stroke Order

chēng
zàn