赞许

讚許

zànxǔ

verb HSK 7-9 #25,220

Meanings

1 to praise; to commend; to express approval

Characters

to praise; to approve

to permit; to approve

Examples

HSK 3

老师赞许地点了点头。

Lǎoshī zànxǔ de diǎn le diǎntóu.

The teacher nodded approvingly.

HSK 4

他的表现赢得了大家的赞许。

Tā de biǎoxiàn yíngdé le dàjiā de zànxǔ.

His performance won everyone's praise.

Tips

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More formal and literary than 表扬 (biǎoyáng, to praise). Often used in written Chinese or formal contexts.

Stroke Order

赞 zàn

许 xǔ