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jiǎng

prize; award

How common it is

奖 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say jiǎng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

奖表示奖励或奖项。

jiǎng biǎo shì jiǎng lì huò jiǎng xiàng。

Prize means a reward or award.

Context note

奖常出现在比赛、表扬和奖励里。

jiǎng cháng chū xiàn zài bǐ sài 、 biǎo yáng hé jiǎng lì lǐ。

Prize often appears in competitions, praise, and rewards.

5 examples

他得了奖。
tā dé le jiǎng。
He won a prize.
奖很重要。
jiǎng hěn zhòng yào。
The prize is important.
这个奖给你。
zhè ge jiǎng gěi nǐ。
This prize is for you.
比赛有奖。
bǐ sài yǒu jiǎng。
There is a prize in the competition.
老师发奖。
lǎo shī fā jiǎng。
The teacher gives awards.

5 mini stories

我认真学习,所以得了奖。
wǒ rèn zhēn xué xí, suǒ yǐ dé le jiǎng。
I studied carefully, so I won a prize.
老师发奖的时候,大家都很开心。
lǎo shī fā jiǎng de shí hòu, dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
When the teacher gave awards, everyone was very happy.
这次比赛的奖很漂亮。
zhè cì bǐ sài de jiǎng hěn piào liang。
The prize for this competition is very pretty.
他把奖放在桌上,笑得很开心。
tā bǎ jiǎng fàng zài zhuō shàng, xiào dé hěn kāi xīn。
He put the prize on the table and smiled happily.
奖虽然好,但认真参与更重要。
jiǎng suī rán hǎo, dàn rèn zhēn cān yù gèng zhòng yào。
The prize is good, but participating seriously is more important.

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