夸
耀

To brag about in Chinese: 夸耀 (kuā yào)

kuā yào

to brag about

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 誇耀1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to brag about
  2. 2to flaunt

Stroke order

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夸
耀

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ㄎㄨㄚ

kuā

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄧㄠˋ

yào

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

夸耀

Simplified

誇耀

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他总喜欢向别人夸耀自己的财富。

    tā zǒng xǐ huan xiàng bié rén kuā yào zì jǐ de cái fù。

    He always likes to flaunt his wealth to others.

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Related words

夸

kuā

to boast

照耀

zhào yào

to shine

夸大

kuā dà

to exaggerate

夸奖

kuā jiǎng

to praise

夸张

kuā zhāng

to exaggerate

炫耀

xuàn yào

dazzling

耀眼

yào yǎn

to dazzle

夸夸其谈

kuā kuā qí tán

to talk big

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