to bestow a reward; to grant an award
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to bestow a reward; to grant an award; to confer a gift
literaryA formal, literary term for rewarding someone, often used in historical or official contexts.
Huáng皇
dì帝
xià下
zhǐ旨
，
jī赍
shǎng赏
yǒu有
gōng功
jiàng将
shì士
。
The emperor issued an edict, bestowing rewards upon the meritorious generals and soldiers.
Cháo朝
tíng廷
jī赍
shǎng赏
zhōng忠
chén臣
，
yǐ以
shì示
ēn恩
chǒng宠
。
The imperial court granted awards to loyal ministers to show favor.