Chinese Word: 夸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

夸 (Trad.: 誇)HSK 5

Pinyin: kuā

English Definition: to boast; to exaggerate; to praise; see 夸克

Chinese Definition:
①说大话，自吹：夸口。夸张。夸耀。夸嘴(夸口)。浮夸。夸夸其谈。
②用话奖励，赞扬：夸赞。夸许。
③奢侈：“贵而不为夸”。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 大

Pictophonetic:亏 indicates the sound; 大 (great) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 大 [ dà ] big, great, vast, high, deep
- 亏 [ kuī ] to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient

Similar Characters: 奆

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夸张HSK 5	kuā zhāng	to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
夸大HSK 5	kuā dà	to exaggerate
夸奖	kuā jiǎng	to praise; to applaud; to compliment
浮夸	fú kuā	to exaggerate; to be boastful; pompous; grandiose
夸耀	kuā yào	to brag about; to flaunt

1		xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你 de 的 kuā jiǎng 夸奖， xiān sheng 先生。 Thank you for your compliment, sir.
2		tā 她 de 的 kǒu hóng 口红 tú 涂 de 的 hěn 很 nóng 浓， kàn qǐ lai 看起来 hěn 很 kuā zhāng 夸张。 She applied her lipstick heavily, making her look exaggerated.
3		tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 bèi 被 lǎo shī 老师 kuā jiǎng 夸奖， yīn wèi 因为 tā 他 de 的 fēn shù 分数 hěn gāo 很高。 He is often praised by the teacher because his scores are high.
4		tā 他 zài 在 gōng zuò 工作 zhōng 中 de 的 chū sè 出色 biǎo xiàn 表现 yíng dé 赢得 le 了 shàng jí 上级 de 的 kuā jiǎng 夸奖。 His outstanding performance at work won him praise from his superiors.

1		xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你 de 的 kuā jiǎng 夸奖， xiān sheng 先生。 Thank you for your compliment, sir.
2		tā 她 de 的 kǒu hóng 口红 tú 涂 de 的 hěn 很 nóng 浓， kàn qǐ lai 看起来 hěn 很 kuā zhāng 夸张。 She applied her lipstick heavily, making her look exaggerated.
3		tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 bèi 被 lǎo shī 老师 kuā jiǎng 夸奖， yīn wèi 因为 tā 他 de 的 fēn shù 分数 hěn gāo 很高。 He is often praised by the teacher because his scores are high.
4		tā 他 zài 在 gōng zuò 工作 zhōng 中 de 的 chū sè 出色 biǎo xiàn 表现 yíng dé 赢得 le 了 shàng jí 上级 de 的 kuā jiǎng 夸奖。 His outstanding performance at work won him praise from his superiors.