chàng

倡

Character · Verb

initiate; advocate; variant of 唱

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to initiate; to advocate; to lead

neutral

Used for starting a movement, proposal, or activity with others.

Tā他
chàng倡
dǎo导
chéng成
lì立
le了
shè社
qū区
huán环
bǎo保
xiǎo小
zǔ组
 。

He initiated the establishment of a community environmental protection group.

Wǒ我
men们
chàng倡
yì议
dà大
jiā家
duō多
shǐ使
yòng用
gōng公
gòng共
jiāo交
tōng通
gōng工
jù具
 。

We advocate that everyone use public transportation more often.

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Zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
shì是
yóu由
zhèng政
fǔ府
bù部
mén门
lǜ率
xiān先
chàng倡
dǎo导
de的
 。

This policy was first initiated by government departments.

Xué学
xiào校
tí提
chàng倡
xué学
shēng生
cān参
jiā加
shè社
huì会
shí实
jiàn践
huó活
dòng动
 。

The school advocates that students participate in social practice activities.

Tā他
chàng倡
yì仪
kāi开
zhǎn展
dú读
shū书
fēn分
xiǎng享
huì会
huó活
dòng动
 。

He proposed to carry out reading sharing activities.

2.

verb

archaic variant of 唱

literary

Used in classical written Chinese to mean to sing or recite.

Chàng倡
ér而
bù不
hé和
 ,
lǐ礼
bù不
jǔ举
yě也
 。

If one sings but no one responds, ritual cannot be practiced.