扬

yáng

HSK 7

扬 — yáng

1. to raise; to lift; to scatter; to spread; to praise

   风把落叶扬了起来。 fēng bǎ luòyè yáng le qǐlái — The wind scattered the fallen leaves into the air.

2. abbr. for Yangzhou (city in Jiangsu)

   他常坐高铁往返于沪扬两地。 tā cháng zuò gāotiě wǎngfǎn yú hù yáng liǎngdì — He often takes the high-speed train between Shanghai and Yangzhou.

3. surname Yang

   他姓扬，今年三十岁。 tā xìng yáng jīnnián sānshísuì — His surname is Yang; he is thirty this year.