恭 gōng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺗ — heart
- Made of
- 共 all, total ⺗ heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
恭维
gōngwéi
to flatter; to compliment
Characters in this word
维 wéi
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他对上司的恭维过于露骨，反而让同事们感到尴尬。 Tā duì shàngsī de gōngwéi guòyú lùgǔ, fǎn'ér ràng tóngshì men gǎndào gāngà. His flattery of his superior was so blatant that it made his colleagues feel embarrassed.
- 别恭维我了，我做得还不够好。 Bié gōngwéi wǒ le, wǒ zuò de hái bú gòu hǎo. Don't flatter me; I haven't done well enough yet.
- 店员一直恭维顾客，希望他们多买几件。 Diànyuán yìzhí gōngwéi gùkè, xīwàng tāmen duō mǎi jǐ jiàn. The shop assistant kept flattering the customers, hoping they would buy a few more items.
Related words
- 恭敬 gōngjìng respectful; reverent
- 维持 wéichí to maintain; to keep
- 维护 wéihù to protect
- 维修 wéixiū to repair
- 二维码 èrwéimǎ scannable code
- 思维 sīwéi thinking
- 维生素 wéishēngsù vitamin
- 三维 sānwéi three-dimensional
- 维权 wéiquán to defend one’s rights
- 纤维 xiānwéi fibre; fiber
- 过奖 guòjiǎng to overpraise; you flatter me
- 感叹 gǎntàn to sigh; to exclaim with feeling