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吹捧

chuī pěng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. to flatter
  2. 2. to laud sb's accomplishments
  3. 3. adulation

Word relationships

Antonyms

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贬低
biǎn dī

to belittle

故意说低别人

Register variants

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拍马屁
pāi mǎ pì

to flatter

口语中讨好别人的说法

Related words

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夸奖
kuā jiǎng

to praise

正面表扬

Synonyms

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奉承
fèng cheng

to fawn on

用言语夸赞讨好

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with '互相 (hùxiāng)' as in '互相吹捧' (to flatter each other).

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with '表扬 (biǎoyáng)' which means sincere praise. '吹捧' implies insincere or excessive flattery.

Example Sentences

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他们总是互相 吹捧 。
They always flatter each other.

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Child Words of 吹捧

吹
chuī

to blow

捧
pěng

to clasp