奖励
Old HSK 6
奖励 (jiǎnglì) · to reward
奖励 (jiǎnglì) means “to reward; reward; award”. It is written with 2 characters: 奖 (prize) + 励 (to encourage). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 奖励 is built
The characters
奖 jiǎng · prize
What 奖 is made of
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冫bīng — ice
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 大 gives the meaning, 丬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
励 lì · to encourage
What 励 is made of
- 厉lì — whetstone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 万wàn — ten thousand
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
学校奖励了成绩好的学生。Xuéxiào jiǎnglì le chéngjì hǎo de xuésheng.The school rewarded the students with good grades.
这是公司给你的奖励。Zhè shì gōngsī gěi nǐ de jiǎnglì.This is the company's reward for you.
Questions about 奖励
What does 奖励 mean?
奖励 (jiǎnglì) means “to reward; reward; award”.
How do you pronounce 奖励?
奖励 is pronounced jiǎnglì.
Which HSK level is 奖励?
奖励 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 抽奖chōujiǎngto draw a prize
- 获奖huòjiǎngto win a prize
- 奖金jiǎngjīnbonus
- 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnscholarship
- 中奖zhòngjiǎngto win a prize (in a lottery)
- 过奖guòjiǎngyou flatter me
- 奖赏jiǎngshǎngreward
- 奖jiǎngprize
- 鼓励gǔlìto encourage
- 激励jīlìto encourage
Learn 奖励 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.