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title: "Shouyu Meaning: 授予 (shòuyǔ) Means “to award”"
description: "授予 (shòuyǔ) means “to award; to confer; to grant”. Hear its tones, see what 授 and 予 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouyu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 授予 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

授予 shòuyǔ

## to award; to confer; to grant

## Its characters

1. 授 shòu to award
2. 予 yǔ to give

## In a sentence

学校授予他荣誉学位。 The university conferred an honorary degree on him.

[More about 授予](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8E%88%E4%BA%88)

## More words with 授 or 予

- [不予 bùyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buyu)
- [传授 chuánshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanshou)
- [赋予 fùyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuyu)
- [教授 jiàoshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoshou)
- [给予 jǐyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiyu)
- [授权 shòuquán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouquan)
- [予以 yǔyǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuyi)

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