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Meaning of 夸

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(Trad.: 誇)
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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (great) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ ] big, great, vast, high, deep
    • [ kuī ] to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient
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Example Words
夸张 kuā zhāng to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
夸大 kuā to exaggerate
夸奖 kuā jiǎng to praise; to applaud; to compliment
浮夸 kuā to exaggerate; to be boastful; pompous; grandiose
夸耀 kuā yào to brag about; to flaunt
More: 夸* | *夸 | *夸*
Example Sentences
1
She smiles when you praise her.
2
After five years of life in China shared with my Chinese husband, I now speak good Mandarin; taxi drivers often gosintosecstasies over it and offer congratulations.
3
He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him.
4
She flushed up when he praised her appearance.
5
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Kwame is under pressure to contribute more to the family taxi business: his father wants to take him from the school, but has been persuaded to let him stay and learn.