激赏

激賞

jīshǎng

verb

Meanings

1 to admire greatly
2 to be full of admiration for

Characters

to stir up; intense

to appreciate; to reward

Examples

他的勇气令人激赏。

Tā de yǒngqì lìng rén jīshǎng.

His courage inspires deep admiration.

评委对这部作品激赏不已。

Píngwěi duì zhè bù zuòpǐn jīshǎng bù yǐ.

The judges couldn't stop admiring this work.

Tips

register

Bookish and emphatic — stronger than plain 欣赏 xīnshǎng (to appreciate). 激 here intensifies, like 'heightened admiration'. Common in literary criticism and reviews.

Stroke Order

激 jī

赏 shǎng