吹捧
chuīpěng
to flatter; to praise excessively; to hype up
Characters in this word
捧 pěng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 奉 to offer, to respect
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 一些自媒体为了流量过度吹捧这款产品，反而引发了消费者的警觉。 Yìxiē zìméitǐ wèile liúliàng guòdù chuīpěng zhè kuǎn chǎnpǐn, fǎn'ér yǐnfā le xiāofèizhě de jǐngjué. Some self-media accounts excessively hyped up this product for traffic, which instead made consumers wary.
- 他很会吹捧领导，所以升职特别快。 Tā hěn huì chuīpěng lǐngdǎo, suǒyǐ shēngzhí tèbié kuài. He is very good at flattering his superiors, so he gets promoted especially fast.
- 她不喜欢被人吹捧，只想认真做好自己的事。 Tā bù xǐhuan bèi rén chuīpěng, zhǐ xiǎng rènzhēn zuò hǎo zìjǐ de shì. She does not like being flattered and just wants to do her own work well.
Related words
- 吹 chuī to blow; to play a wind instrument
- 吹牛 chuīniú to brag; to boast
- 风吹雨打 fēngchuīyǔdǎ wind and rain; hardship and exposure
- 捧 pěng to hold in both hands; (measure word for handfuls)
- 捧场 pěngchǎng to support by attending; to show support
- 追捧 zhuīpěng to pursue and praise enthusiastically; to hype
- 标榜 biāobǎng to flaunt; to advertise oneself as
- 巴结 bājie to curry favour with; to fawn on
- 逞强 chěngqiáng to try to be brave; to show off one's strength
- 霸道 bàdào overbearing; tyrannical
- 得意扬扬 déyìyángyáng smug; self-satisfied; triumphant
- 高傲 gāo'ào proud; arrogant