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奖jiǎngprize; award; bonus; reward

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奖 (jiǎng) means "prize," "award," "bonus," or "reward," and as a verb it can mean to award something or give it as a reward. It is often used with 拿 to talk about winning something, as in 他拿了奖 (he won a prize).

What does 奖 mean?

  1. 1.

    prize; award; bonus; rewardnoun

  2. 2.

    to award; to give as a rewardverb

What does the character 奖 mean?

  • 奖prize; award; bonus; reward

How do you use 奖?

奖 often follows 拿 to mean winning a prize, and 奖给 can say who receives the reward.

What are some examples of 奖 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 2

    他拿了奖，很高兴。

    Tā nále jiǎng, hěn gāoxìng.

    He won a prize and is very happy.

  2. HSK 4

    这次比赛的奖是一台电脑。

    Zhè cì bǐsài de jiǎng shì yì tái diànnǎo.

    The prize for this competition is a computer.

  3. HSK 1

    老师奖给他一本书。

    Lǎoshī jiǎng gěi tā yì běn shū.

    The teacher awards him a book.

How is 奖 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    小王在比赛中拿了奖。

    Xiǎo Wáng zài bǐsài zhōng ná le jiǎng.

    Xiao Wang won a prize in a competition.

  2. Speaker B:

    是什么比赛？

    Shì shénme bǐsài?

    What competition is it?

  3. Speaker A:

    是学校的唱歌比赛。

    Shì xuéxiào de chàng gē bǐsài.

    It's the school singing competition.

  4. Speaker B:

    太好了，我们去祝贺他吧。

    Tài hǎo le, wǒmen qù zhùhè tā ba.

    Great, let's go congratulate him.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.