夸耀
kuāyào
to brag about; to show off
Characters in this word
耀 yào
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- 羽 — feather, plume
- Made of
- 光 light 翟 long-tailed pheasant
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他从不夸耀自己的学历，反而更愿意谈那些失败带来的教训。 Tā cóng bù kuāyào zìjǐ de xuélì, fǎn'ér gèng yuànyì tán nàxiē shībài dài lái de jiàoxùn. He never brags about his academic qualifications, preferring instead to talk about the lessons brought by failure.
- 他喜欢在朋友面前夸耀自己的新车。 Tā xǐhuan zài péngyou miànqián kuāyào zìjǐ de xīn chē. He likes to show off his new car in front of friends.
- 真正有本事的人，不需要到处夸耀。 Zhēnzhèng yǒu běnshi de rén, bù xūyào dàochù kuāyào. People who are truly capable do not need to brag everywhere.
Related words
- 夸 kuā to boast, to praise
- 夸奖 kuājiǎng to praise
- 夸张 kuāzhāng exaggerated
- 夸大 kuādà to exaggerate; to overstate
- 夸夸其谈 kuākuāqítán to talk big; to make grandiose claims
- 荣耀 róngyào glorious; honourable; glory
- 炫耀 xuànyào to show off; to flaunt
- 耀眼 yàoyǎn dazzling; brilliant
- 照耀 zhàoyào to shine; to illuminate
- 简短 jiǎnduǎn brief; short
- 声称 shēngchēng to claim; to state
- 简洁 jiǎnjié concise; succinct; simple and clear