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| Pronunciation |
: |
kuā |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- to boast; to exaggerate. (v)
- to praise. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
大 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
夸;誇 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
3.0% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
exaggerate; overstate |
| 2. |
|
|
: |
flaunt; glory; trumpet |
Sentences:
| 1. We were surprised by the extravagance of his description. |
| wǒ |
men |
duì |
tā |
de |
kuā |
zhāng |
miáo |
shù |
gǎn |
dào |
jīng |
yà |
。 |
| 我 |
们 |
对 |
他 |
的 |
夸 |
张 |
描 |
述 |
感 |
到 |
惊 |
讶 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 对 |
: |
to |
| 他的 |
: |
her |
| 夸张 |
: |
exaggerate; overstate |
| 描述 |
: |
description |
| 感到 |
: |
feel |
| 惊讶 |
: |
surprised |
|
| 2. She always wears such loud clothes. |
| tā |
zǒng |
chuān |
zhe |
kuā |
zhāng |
de |
yī |
fu |
。 |
| 她 |
总 |
穿 |
着 |
夸 |
张 |
的 |
衣 |
服 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 总 |
: |
always |
| 穿 |
: |
wear |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 夸张 |
: |
exaggerate; overstate |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 衣服 |
: |
clothes |
|
| 3. I am not as good as you described. |
| nǐ |
zhè |
me |
kuā |
jiǎng |
wǒ |
， |
wǒ |
kě |
bù |
gǎn |
dāng |
。 |
| 你 |
这 |
么 |
夸 |
奖 |
我 |
， |
我 |
可 |
不 |
敢 |
当 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 这么 |
: |
so; like that; this way |
| 夸奖 |
: |
praise |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 可 |
: |
(particle used for emphasis) certainly |
| 不敢当 |
: |
I don’t deserve it; I dare not accept the honor |
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