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  *称* | 称* | *称
to weigh / to state / to name / name / appellation / to praise
HSK 2
to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc) / to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
HSK 2
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  *奖* | 奖* | *奖
prize; award; bonus; reward / (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise / to award; to give as a reward
HSK 4
roll call / to mention sb by name / (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
HSK 4
to praise / to acclaim / to commend / to compliment
HSK 4
to praise / to commend
HSK 4
to admire / to praise / to appreciate
HSK 4
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
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  *许* | 许* | *许
to allow / to permit / to promise / to praise / somewhat / perhaps
HSK 7-9
to praise / to applaud / to compliment
HSK 7-9
to praise / to approve of / to show approval
HSK 7-9
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  *夸* | 夸* | *夸
to boast; to exaggerate / to praise
HSK 7-9
public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom
HSK 7-9
to admire / to praise / to eulogize
HSK 7-9
to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
HSK 7-9
to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
HSK 7-9
to flaunt / to advertise / to parade / boost / excessive praise
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe
HSK 7-9
to praise / to speak highly of / compliment / praise
HSK 7-9
to praise / to laud
HSK 7-9
to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
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  *誉* | 誉* | *誉
to praise / to acclaim / reputation
to praise sb to his face
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  *颂* | 颂* | *颂
ode / eulogy / to praise in writing / to wish (in letters)
every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
term used to directly address a person (contrasted with 背稱|背称) / to praise sb in their presence
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  *嘉* | 嘉* | *嘉
excellent / auspicious / to praise / to commend
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  *赞* | 赞* | *赞
(bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid / (bound form) to praise; to laud
(idiom) this young person is worth teaching (used to praise sb as promising or capable of being taught)
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  *闁* | 闁* | *闁
old variant of / to praise
to praise / well done, bravo!
to brush / to caress (of breeze) / to praise
to praise; to acclaim
to eulogize / to pass on praise
to praise highly / an accolade
to praise / to acclaim / to commend / to compliment
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  *褒* | 褒* | *褒
to praise / to commend / to honor / (of clothes) large or loose
to commend / to praise
to appraise / to pass judgment on / to speak ill of / praise and censure / appraisal
to praise
to eulogize / to praise
to praise / to speak highly of / to commend
to praise
lit. iris and orchid / fig. exalted sentiments / (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)
lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc) / fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc
favorable / praise
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  *赞* | 赞* | *赞
(bound form) to praise; to laud (variant of 贊|赞)
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful! / amazing! / great!
how could one dare? / I don't deserve such praise
to bless / to praise
(idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
to praise / to commend
to praise too much / I really don't deserve so much praise
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
to praise
lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning) / incomprehensible nonsense / preposterous bullshit
(idiom) to receive both praise and criticism; to get mixed reviews
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
to praise / to commend / to hallow
appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself / one's criticism of others exposes one's own faults
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere / universal approbation
to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice
lit. to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom) / fig. concise and powerful wording
Hosanna (in Christian praise)
not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
(idiom) a good person, used to praise sb's moral integrity or courage
praise
contaminated milk (esp. milk products adulterated with melamine in a 2008 scandal in China) / (slang) a jinx effect from praising or supporting sb too much
to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent)
(neologism c. 2017) (slang) over-the-top praise
remarkable (performance, achievement etc) / worthy of praise
to show deference or praise publicly
to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
(before a two-syllable verb) considerably / greatly (exaggerate) / vehemently (oppose) / severely (punish) / extensively (refurbish) / effusively (praise)
to love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler)
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere / universal approbation
(lit.) blowing the trumpet / (fig.) to praise sb / (slang) to give a blowjob
to praise to the skies; to shower with excessive praise
to praise / to compliment
to praise sb in his presence
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued
lit. to praise the dead and revile the living / fig. to live in the past (idiom)
to praise lavishly
to applaud and praise a favorite actor
to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants / to toady / boot-licking
to praise / to extol / to publicize / to advocate
a "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋
flattering words / inflated praise
to praise profusely
to heap praise on
to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor
enthusiastic praise / to praise highly
to be praised by everyone
feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor / general term for saint in former times / term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国 / Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity)
sickening / corny / sappy / maudlin / fulsome (of praise)
to overpraise / You praise me too much!
to get more criticism than praise
praise
loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies


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