Usage note
奖励表示给表现好的人礼物或表扬。
jiǎng lì biǎo shì gěi biǎo xiàn hǎo de rén lǐ wù huò biǎo yáng。
奖励 means a prize or praise for good performance.
Context note
奖励常用于学习、工作和比赛。
jiǎng lì cháng yòng yú xué xí 、 gōng zuò hé bǐ sài。
It is often used with study, work, and competitions.
5 examples
老师给他奖励。
lǎo shī gěi tā jiǎng lì。
The teacher gave him a reward.
表现好会得到奖励。
biǎo xiàn hǎo huì dé dào jiǎng lì。
Good performance will get a reward.
这次奖励很特别。
zhè cì jiǎng lì hěn tè bié。
This reward is very special.
他们奖励了冠军。
tā men jiǎng lì le guàn jūn。
They rewarded the champion.
奖励可以鼓励人。
jiǎng lì kě yǐ gǔ lì rén。
Rewards can encourage people.
5 mini stories
孩子认真完成作业，得到了奖励。
hái zi rèn zhēn wán chéng zuò yè， dé dào le jiǎng lì。
The child completed homework carefully and got a reward.
老师说，奖励不是最重要的。
lǎo shī shuō， jiǎng lì bú shì zuì zhòng yào de。
The teacher said rewards are not the most important thing.
大家为冠军准备了奖励。
dà jiā wèi guàn jūn zhǔn bèi le jiǎng lì。
Everyone prepared a reward for the champion.
他因为帮助别人而获得奖励。
tā yīn wèi bāng zhù bié rén ér huò dé jiǎng lì。
He got a reward for helping others.
奖励让大家更愿意努力。
jiǎng lì ràng dà jiā gèng yuàn yì nǔ lì。
Rewards make everyone more willing to work hard.
Mini dialogue
考试得满分
A
你考了一百分，妈妈给你什么奖励？
Nǐ kǎo le yì bǎi fēn, māma gěi nǐ shénme jiǎnglì?
You scored 100; what reward did mom give you?
B
她奖励我一本故事书。
Tā jiǎnglì wǒ yì běn gùshi shū.
She rewarded me with a storybook.
帮忙做家务
A
我今天帮爸爸洗车了。
Wǒ jīntiān bāng bàba xǐ chē le.
I helped dad wash the car today.
B
真棒！他奖励你了吗？
Zhēn bàng! Tā jiǎnglì nǐ le ma?
Great! Did he reward you?
A
奖励了，我们一起吃了冰淇淋。
Jiǎnglì le, wǒmen yìqǐ chī le bīngqílín.
Yes, we had ice cream together as a reward.
Related words and contrasts
related
奖品
jiǎngpǐn
prize
a physical reward, like a toy or book
related
表扬
biǎoyáng
to praise
verbal praise, often given as a reward
opposite
惩罚
chéngfá
to punish
the opposite of rewarding