夸
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To talk big in Chinese: 夸夸其谈 (kuā kuā qí tán)

kuā kuā qí tán

to talk big

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 誇誇其談1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to talk big
  2. 2to sound off
  3. 3bombastic
  4. 4grandiloquent

Stroke order

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其
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ㄎㄨㄚ

kuā

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄎㄨㄚ

kuā

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄑㄧˊ

qí

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄢˊ

tán

ㄊ/ tㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

夸夸其谈

Simplified

誇誇其談

Traditional

Example sentences

See 夸夸其谈 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他只会夸夸其谈，从不做事。

    tā zhī huì kuā kuā qí tán， cóng bú zuò shì。

    He only talks big and never actually does anything.

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Related words

谈

tán

to speak

夸

kuā

to boast

其

qí

his

其实

qí shí

actually

其他

qí tā

other

极其

jí qí

extremely

其次

qí cì

next

其中

qí zhōng

among

尤其

yóu qí

especially

其余

qí yú

the rest

谈判

tán pàn

to negotiate

与其

yǔ qí

rather than...

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