Usage note
称赞表示表扬和夸奖。
chēng zàn biǎo shì biǎo yáng hé kuā jiǎng。
称赞 means to praise or compliment.
Context note
称赞常用于表现、努力和优点。
chēng zàn cháng yòng yú biǎo xiàn 、 nǔ lì hé yōu diǎn。
It is often used for performance, effort, and strengths.
5 examples
老师称赞了他。
lǎo shī chēng zàn le tā。
The teacher praised him.
大家都称赞她的努力。
dà jiā dōu chēng zàn tā de nǔ lì。
Everyone praised her effort.
这幅画得到称赞。
zhè fú huà dé dào chēng zàn。
This painting received praise.
他经常称赞别人。
tā jīng cháng chēng zàn bié rén。
He often compliments others.
称赞能让人更有信心。
chēng zàn néng ràng rén gèng yǒu xìn xīn。
Praise can make people more confident.
5 mini stories
老师称赞学生进步很大。
lǎo shī chēng zàn xué shēng jìn bù hěn dà。
The teacher praised the student for great progress.
妈妈称赞孩子很认真。
mā ma chēng zàn hái zi hěn rèn zhēn。
Mom praised the child for being very serious.
他的好习惯被大家称赞。
tā de hǎo xí guàn bèi dà jiā chēng zàn。
His good habits were praised by everyone.
同学们称赞她的作品。
tóng xué men chēng zàn tā de zuò pǐn。
The classmates praised her work.
一句称赞的话让他很开心。
yí jù chēng zàn de huà ràng tā hěn kāi xīn。
A praising sentence made him very happy.
Mini dialogue
画画称赞
A
你画的画真好看！
Nǐ huà de huà zhēn hǎokàn!
The painting you drew is really beautiful!
B
谢谢你的称赞，我很开心。
Xièxiè nǐ de chēngzàn, wǒ hěn kāixīn.
Thank you for your praise, I'm very happy.
帮助同学
A
老师称赞你帮助了同学。
Lǎoshī chēngzàn nǐ bāngzhù le tóngxué.
The teacher praised you for helping a classmate.
B
真的吗？我只是做了应该做的事。
Zhēn de ma? Wǒ zhǐshì zuò le yīnggāi zuò de shì.
Really? I just did what I should do.
Related words and contrasts
similar
表扬
biǎoyáng
commend; praise
Often used by teachers or parents to praise good behaviour or work.
similar
夸奖
kuājiǎng
compliment; praise
A warm, spoken compliment, like telling someone they did a great job.
opposite
批评
pīpíng
criticize
Pointing out mistakes instead of giving praise.