夸

To boast in Chinese: 夸 (kuā)

kuā

to boast

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 誇2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to boast; to exaggerate
  2. 2to praise

Stroke order

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夸

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄨㄚ

kuā

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

夸

Simplified

誇

Traditional

Example sentences

See 夸 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 避免太夸张。

    bì miǎn tài kuā zhāng。

    Try to avoid overdoing it.

  • 不要再夸张了。

    bú yào zài kuā zhāng le。

    Don't exaggerate.

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Related words

夸大

kuā dà

to exaggerate

夸奖

kuā jiǎng

to praise

夸耀

kuā yào

to brag about

夸张

kuā zhāng

to exaggerate

夸夸其谈

kuā kuā qí tán

to talk big

蜡烛

là zhú

candle

辣椒

là jiāo

hot pepper

拦

lán

to block sb's path

狼

láng

wolf

姥姥

lǎo lao

(coll.) mother's mother

立方

lì fāng

cube (math.)

粒

lì

grain

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