jiā

嘉

Character · Adjective · Verb · NounTraditional佳

excellent; praise; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 12 examples
1.

adjective

beautiful; excellent; fine

Used to describe people, things, or situations that are of high quality or pleasant.

Jīn今
tiān天
de的
tiān天
qì气
fēi非
cháng常
jiā佳
 。

Today's weather is excellent.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
jiā佳
bīn宾
yún云
jí集
de的
hūn婚
lǐ礼
 。

This is a wedding attended by many distinguished guests.

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Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
cài菜
pǐn品
wèi味
dào道
jiā佳
 。

The dishes at this restaurant taste great.

Xīn新
nián年
zhī之
jì际
sòng送
shàng上
jiā佳
lǐ礼
 。

Send a wonderful gift during the New Year.

Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
de的
yì意
jìng境
jiā佳
 。

This painting has a wonderful artistic conception.

2.

verb

to praise; to commend; to approve

formal

Used to express positive recognition of someone's words, actions, or character.

Lǐng领
dǎo导
jiā嘉
jiǎng奖
le了
zhè这
wèi位
yōu优
xiù秀
yuán员
gōng工
 。

The leader praised this outstanding employee.

Wěi委
yuán员
huì会
jiā嘉
nà纳
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
tí提
àn案
 。

The committee approved and adopted our proposal.

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Tā他
de的
yǒng勇
qì气
kě可
jiā嘉
 。

His courage is worthy of praise.

Lǎo老
shī师
jiā嘉
jiǎng奖
le了
rèn认
zhēn真
wán完
chéng成
zuò作
yè业
de的
xué学
shēng生
 。

The teacher praised the students who finished their homework carefully.

Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
jiā嘉
jiǎng奖
tā他
de的
wú无
sī私
fèng奉
xiàn献
 。

Everyone praised his selfless dedication.

3.

noun

surname

A common Chinese family name.

Wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
shī师
xìng姓
Jiā佳
 。

My teacher's surname is Jia.

Jiā佳
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
xué学
zhě者
 。

Mr. Jia is a famous scholar.