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揚

yáng

scatter, spread; praise

Strokes
12
Radical
手
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 扬

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 扬, the simplified form of 揚. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 赞扬比批评更容易让人接受。

    Zàn yáng bǐ pī píng gèng róng yì ràng rén jiē shòu

    People can accept praise more easily than criticism.

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  • 克里斯扬起他的剑。

    Kè lǐ sī yáng qǐ tā de jiàn

    Chris swung his sword!

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  • 即使在受到表扬的时候，谦虚也是很重要的。

    Jí shǐ zài shòu dào biǎo yáng de shí hou qiān xū yě shì hěn zhòng yào de

    Even when one is being praised, modesty is important.

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  • 萨米把莱拉拉到扬声器旁。

    Sà mǐ bǎ lái lā lā dào yáng shēng qì páng

    Sami put Layla on the speakerphone.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 扬

  • 表扬biǎo yáng 3–2 to praise; to commend
  • 赞扬zàn yáng 4–2 to praise; to approve of; to show approval
  • 宣扬xuān yáng 1–2 to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
  • 发扬fā yáng 1–2 to develop; to make full use of
  • 飘扬piāo yáng 1–2 to wave; to flutter; to fly
  • 扬yáng 2to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate
  • 张扬zhāng yáng 1–2 to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash
  • 沸沸扬扬fèi fèi yáng yáng 4–4–2–2bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz
  • 发扬光大fā yáng guāng dà 1–2–1–4to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development
  • 弘扬hóng yáng 2–2 to enhance; to promote; to enrich
  • 抑扬顿挫yì yáng dùn cuò 4–2–4–4see 顿挫抑扬
  • 得意扬扬dé yì yáng yáng 2–4–2–2variant of 洋