- 夸张 kuāzhāng to exaggerateto exaggerate or overstate; to describe something beyond its actual level
- 夸奖 kuājiǎng to praiseto praise; to applaud; to commend or compliment someone
- 夸大 kuādà to exaggerateto exaggerate or magnify something beyond the actual truth
- 浮夸 fúkuā exaggeratedboastful, grandiose, or inflated; not in accordance with the facts
- 夸大其词 kuādàqící to exaggerateto exaggerate or speak in big terms; to stray from the facts and use excessive language
- 自夸 zìkuā to boastto boast; to brag; to praise oneself; to show off
- 夸赞 kuāzàn to praiseto praise; to speak highly of; to commend
- 夸夸其谈 kuākuāqítán to talk big(idiom) to indulge in exaggeration; to talk grandiosely without substance; to be full of hot air
- 夸耀 kuāyào to brag aboutto brag about or show off one's strengths or achievements; to flaunt
- 夸脱 kuātuō quarta unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to two pints
- 夸口 kuākǒu to boastto brag; to talk big
- 夸大其辞 kuādàqící to exaggerateTo use exaggerated language; to describe things in a way that exceeds the truth.
- 夸下海口 kuāxiàhǎikǒu to boastto boast; to talk big; to make a grand promise or claim that may be difficult to fulfill
- 自卖自夸 zìmàizìkuā to blow one's own trumpetto praise the goods one is selling; to brag or boast about one's own achievements or qualities
- 虚夸 xūkuā to boastto brag or exaggerate without regard for the facts
- 夸饰 kuāshì to exaggerateto exaggerate or overstate in writing or speech; to describe with rhetorical flourish beyond-factual embellishment
- 夸海口 kuāhǎikǒu to boastto boast; to talk big; to make empty promises without any basis in reality
- 夸特 kuātè quarta unit of liquid or dry capacity used in some Western countries; a translation of the English word "quart"
- 夸示 kuāshì to show off, ostentationto show off, brag, or boast about one's strengths or achievements to others
- 矜夸 jīnkuā to boast(literary) to be conceited and boastful; to show off one's achievements
- 夸诞 kuādàn boastful and wild(literary) boastful and exaggerated; language that is wild and untrustworthy
- 夸许 kuāxǔ to praiseto speak favorably of; to commend; to praise and approve of someone or their actions
- 夸休可尔症 kuāxiūkě'ěrzhèng kwashiorkorkwashiorkor; a form of severe protein-energy malnutrition
- 夸嘴 kuāzuǐ to boastto boast; to talk big
- 夸多斗靡 kuāduōdòumǐ to show off one's learning(idiom) to use elaborate language or literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition or extensive knowledge
- 夸大之词 kuādàzhīcí exaggerationexaggeration; hyperbole
- 夸大狂 kuādàkuáng megalomania; megalomaniacmegalomania; a person who suffers from megalomania
- 夸官 kuāguān to parade through the streetsto parade through the streets for three days after achieving the highest rank in the imperial civil-service examination in former times
- 夸尔 kuā'ěr quarta unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to two pints or one-quarter of a gallon
- 夸张法 kuāzhāngfǎ hyperbolea figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, specifically intended to capture a reader's attention
- 夸称 kuāchēng to praiseto praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment
- 夸诩 kuāxǔ to boastto boast or brag; to exaggerate one's own accomplishments or status
- 浮夸风 fúkuāfēng exaggerationthe unhealthy practice or atmosphere of making false claims or exaggerating one's achievements
- 王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸 wángpómàiguāzìmàizìkuā to praise one's own goodsto praise one's own work or the things one has to offer; every potter praises his own pot
- 老王卖瓜,自卖自夸 lǎowángmàiguāzìmàizìkuā every potter praises his own pot(idiom) everyone thinks their own things or efforts are the best; to praise one's own products or achievements
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH