参 (cān / shēn) means Participate (to advise), Ginseng. Below are 24 of the 64 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他 参 加了开幕式。
Tā cānjiā le kāimùshì.
He attended the opening ceremony.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 开幕式
我想 参 加这个比赛。
Wǒ xiǎng cānjiā zhège bǐsài.
I want to take part in this competition.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 参加
他 参 与了这个项目。
Tā cānyù le zhège xiàngmù.
He took part in this project.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 参与
欢迎大家 参 与讨论。
Huānyíng dàjiā cānyù tǎolùn.
Everyone is welcome to join the discussion.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 参与
周末我 参 加辅导班。
Zhōumò wǒ cānjiā fǔdǎo bān.
I go to a tutoring class at the weekend.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 辅导
他 参 加了射击比赛。
Tā cānjiā le shèjī bǐsài.
He took part in a shooting competition.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 射击
参 加活动完全自愿。
Cānjiā huódòng wánquán zìyuàn.
Taking part in the activity is entirely voluntary.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 自愿
门口写着谢绝 参 观。
Ménkǒu xiězhe xièjué cānguān.
A sign at the door says no visitors.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 谢绝
大家踊跃报名 参 加。
Dàjiā yǒngyuè bàomíng cānjiā.
Everyone signed up enthusiastically.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 踊跃
他没 参 加昨天的会议。
Tā méi cānjiā zuótiān de huìyì.
He didn't attend yesterday's meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 参加
老师鼓励我 参 加比赛。
Lǎoshī gǔlì wǒ cānjiā bǐsài.
The teacher encouraged me to enter the competition.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 鼓励
我们打算去首都 参 观。
Wǒmen dǎsuàn qù shǒudū cānguān.
We plan to visit the capital.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 首都
这本书可以作为 参 考。
Zhè běn shū kěyǐ zuòwéi cānkǎo.
This book can serve as a reference.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 参考
他 参 加了英语培训班。
Tā cānjiā le Yīngyǔ péixùn bān.
He joined an English training class.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 培训
他 参 加了一个夏令营。
Tā cānjiā le yí ge xiàlìngyíng.
He took part in a summer camp.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 夏令营
他有 参 加比赛的资格。
Tā yǒu cānjiā bǐsài de zīgé.
He is qualified to enter the competition.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 资格
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From the graded readers
昨天我去 参 加了一个面试。
zuótiān wǒ qù cānjiā le / liǎo / liào yīgè miàn shì.
Yesterday I went to a job interview.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
第二天我报名 参 加了一个周末的画画班。
dì'èr tiān wǒ bàomíng cānjiā le / liǎo / liào yīgè zhōumò de / dì huà huà bān.
The next day I signed up for a weekend painting class.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
大学二年级的时候，我 参 加了一次演讲比赛。
dàxué èr niánjí de / dì shíhou, wǒ cānjiā le / liǎo / liào yīcì yǎnjiǎng bǐsài.
In my second year at university I entered a speech competition.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
说实话，我当时并不想 参 加，是室友帮我报的名。
shuō shíhuà, wǒ dāngshí bìngbù xiǎng cānjiā, shì shì yǒu bāng wǒ bào de / dì míng.
To be honest I didn't want to enter; my roommate signed me up.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
From the travel phrasebook
这边请，我带您 参 观。
Zhèbiān qǐng, wǒ dài nín cānguān.
This way, I'll show you around.
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
参 appears in 64 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 参
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 参
How is 参 used in a sentence?
This page shows 64 sentences using 参 (cān / shēn, "Participate (to advise), Ginseng"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 参 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 参 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 参?
The dictionary page for 参 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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