Usage note
赏可以表示奖励或欣赏，比如赏花或赏钱。
shǎng kě yǐ biǎo shì jiǎng lì huò xīn shǎng, bǐ rú shǎng huā huò shǎng qián.
Reward can mean a prize or appreciation, like enjoying flowers or giving money as a reward.
Context note
老师给表现好的学生赏了一颗糖。
lǎo shī gěi biǎo xiàn hǎo de xué shēng shǎng le yī kē táng.
The teacher gave a candy as a reward to the student who behaved well.
5 examples
妈妈赏了我一块巧克力。
mā ma shǎng le wǒ yí kuài qiǎo kè lì。
Mom rewarded me with a piece of chocolate.
春天我们去公园赏花。
chūn tiān wǒ men qù gōng yuán shǎng huā。
In spring we go to the park to enjoy the flowers.
老板赏给工人奖金。
lǎo bǎn shǎng gěi gōng rén jiǎng jīn。
The boss rewarded the workers with a bonus.
爷爷赏了我一本故事书。
yé ye shǎng le wǒ yì běn gù shì shū。
Grandpa rewarded me with a storybook.
比赛获胜后，教练赏了大家冰淇淋。
bǐ sài huò shèng hòu， jiào liàn shǎng le dà jiā bīng qí lín。
After winning the game, the coach rewarded everyone with ice cream.
5 mini stories
小明考试得了满分，爸爸赏了他一个新玩具。
xiǎo míng kǎo shì dé le mǎn fēn， bà ba shǎng le tā yí gè xīn wán jù。
Xiaoming got full marks on the test, Dad rewarded him with a new toy.
小红帮妈妈打扫房间，妈妈赏了她十元钱。
xiǎo hóng bāng mā ma dǎ sǎo fáng jiān， mā ma shǎng le tā shí yuán qián。
Xiaohong helped Mom clean the room, Mom rewarded her with ten yuan.
老师赏给最守纪律的小组一面红旗。
lǎo shī shǎng gěi zuì shǒu jì lǜ de xiǎo zǔ yí miàn hóng qí。
The teacher rewarded the most disciplined group with a red flag.
爷爷赏了我一块手表，因为我很听话。
yé ye shǎng le wǒ yí kuài shǒu biǎo， yīn wèi wǒ hěn tīng huà。
Grandpa rewarded me with a watch because I was very obedient.
教练赏给每个队员一瓶水，大家很开心。
jiào liàn shǎng gěi měi gè duì yuán yì píng shuǐ， dà jiā hěn kāi xīn。
The coach rewarded each team member with a bottle of water, everyone was very happy.
Mini dialogue
赏月
A
中秋节我们一家人一起赏月。
Zhōngqiū jié wǒmen yī jiā rén yīqǐ shǎng yuè.
On Mid-Autumn Festival, our whole family enjoys the moon together.
B
真好，我也喜欢赏月。
Zhēn hǎo, wǒ yě xǐhuān shǎng yuè.
That's great, I also like to enjoy the moon.
赏花
A
春天到了，我们去公园赏花吧。
Chūntiān dào le, wǒmen qù gōngyuán shǎng huā ba.
Spring is here, let's go to the park to enjoy the flowers.
B
好啊，赏花让人心情愉快。
Hǎo a, shǎng huā ràng rén xīnqíng yúkuài.
Sure, enjoying flowers makes people feel happy.
Related words and contrasts
similar
奖励
jiǎng lì
reward, award
奖励 is a more common word for reward, often used for prizes or incentives.
opposite
罚
fá
punish
罚 means to punish, the opposite of rewarding.
related
欣赏
xīn shǎng
appreciate, enjoy
赏 can also mean to appreciate or enjoy, as in 欣赏 (to appreciate).