夸张 | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous | |
夸大 | 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 | 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 | 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. |