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赞美

zàn měi

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 讚美

赞美 (zàn měi) means "to admire; to praise; to eulogize". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 赞美 means

1. to admire
2. to praise
3. to eulogize

The characters in 赞美

• 赞zàn(bound form) to praise; to laud (variant of 赞
• 美měibeautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify

Example sentences

• 赞美主。
  Zànměi zhǔ.
  Praise the Lord!
• 他把她的话当作是一种赞美。
  Tā bǎ tā dehuà dàngzuò shì yīzhǒng zànměi.
  He took her words as a compliment.
• 自恋的人往往自命不凡，轻蔑和屈尊俯就于他人的意见，与此同时，对赞美和肯定有着迫切的需求。
  Zìliàn de rén wǎngwǎng zìmìng-bùfán, qīngmiè hé qūzūn-fǔjiù yú tārén de yìjiàn, yǔcǐtóngshí, duì zànměi hé kěndìng yǒuzhe pòqiè de xūqiú.
  Narcissists are often snobbish, disdainful and patronising of others' opinions, while, at the same time, having an overwhelming need for admiration and reassurance.

Words starting with 赞美

• 赞美诗zàn měi shī(Christianity) hymn; psalm

Where 赞美 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Praise, Blame & Social Judgment (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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