奖 meaning in English

jiǎng

prize; award; bonus; reward; (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise

HSK 4verbnounTraditional 獎9 strokes

Meaning of 奖

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎng

prize; award; bonus; reward
(bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise
to award; to give as a reward

How to use 奖

As a noun, 奖 means a prize or award, often with verbs like 得 (dé), 获 (huò), or 中 (zhòng). As a verb meaning to praise or reward, it usually appears inside compounds such as 奖励 (jiǎnglì). Example: 他得了一等奖。(Tā dé le yī děng jiǎng.) He won first prize.

The top of 奖 looks like 将 (jiāng) without its right side, and it gives the sound. Underneath is 大 (dà, big), so picture a big prize sitting under the person who earned it.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 奖 (jiǎng, third tone) with 将 (jiāng, first tone) and 桨 (jiǎng, oar), which share the same top part. Check the bottom: 奖 has 大, 桨 has 木.

奖 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men每měi个gè人rén都dōu被bèi授shòu奖jiǎng了le。

Each of them was given a prize.

她tā在zài吃chī东dōng西xī比bǐ赛sài里lǐ得de了le一yì等děng奖jiǎng。

She got first prize in the eating contest.

你nǐ应yīng该gāi得dé到dào这zhè个ge奖jiǎng金jīn。

You deserve the prize.

不bù存cún在zài诺nuò贝bèi尔ěr数shù学xué奖jiǎng。

There is no Nobel Prize in mathematics.

奖jiǎng项xiàng是shì不bú会huì授shòu给gěi她tā的de。

The prize won't be given to her.

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奖 jiǎng · prize · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 奖.

奖金	jiǎngjīn	premium; award money
奖学金	jiǎngxuéjīn	scholarship
获奖	huòjiǎng	to win an award
中奖	zhòngjiǎng	to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
抽奖	chōujiǎng	to draw a prize; a lottery
奖励	jiǎnglì	to reward; reward (as encouragement)
大奖赛	dàjiǎngsài	grand prix
夸奖	kuājiǎng	to praise; to applaud
奖杯	jiǎngbēi	trophy cup
奖品	jiǎngpǐn	award; prize
过奖	guòjiǎng	to overpraise; to flatter
奖牌	jiǎngpái	medal (awarded as a prize)

Questions about 奖

What does 奖 mean?

奖 (jiǎng) means "prize; award; bonus; reward; (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 奖?

奖 is made of 1 character: 奖 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 奖 an HSK word?

Yes. 奖 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 奖 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 奖 is written 獎.

What is the difference between 中奖 and 获奖?

中奖 (zhòngjiǎng) means winning by luck, like a lottery or a raffle draw. 获奖 (huòjiǎng) means winning an award through effort or merit, like a competition or film festival.

How do I say 'thank you for the compliment' using 奖?

Chinese speakers often say 过奖了 (guòjiǎng le), meaning 'you praise me too much.' It is a polite, modest reply when someone compliments you.