Chinese word

赞成

Pronunciation

Pinyinzàn chéng

Meaning

  • verbapprove of

Example

我赞成这个提议。wǒ zàn chéng zhè ge tí yì

I approve of this proposal.

Illustration for 赞成 (approve of)

More examples

她公开地赞成这项改革。tā gōng kāi dì zàn chéng zhè xiàng gǎi gé

She openly approves of this reform.

Core concept

It treats an idea as worthwhile and places support behind carrying it out.

Common phrases

  • 公开地赞成gōng kāi dì zàn chéng

    openly approve of

  • 赞成他的观点zàn chéng tā de guān diǎn

    approve of his view

Similar words

支持zhī chí: Give a person, idea, or plan active help or backing so it can succeed.
同意tóng yì: Accept a proposal or opinion as right and agree to it.
赞同zàn tóng: Agree with an opinion or position and show that the same view is held.

Definition in Chinese

表示同意某个看法或做法，并愿意为其提供支持或帮助。biǎo shì tóng yì mǒu gè kàn fǎ huò zuò fǎ bìng yuàn yì wèi qí tí gōng zhī chí huò bāng zhù

Word origin

赞成 (zànchéng, "approve of") joins 赞 (zàn, "praise or favor") to 成 (chéng, "become real"), connecting a favorable judgment with an idea's realization.

Usage tips

  • The verb applies to both opinions and actions, so it can mark a favorable view of a plan or method rather than only agreement that a statement is true.

Other meanings

  • supportverb
  • agree withverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 赞成票zàn chéng piàoaffirmative votenoun

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