炫耀

xuàn yào

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. dazzling
2. to show off
3. to flaunt

Word relationships

Antonyms

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low pitch

低调指不张扬，炫耀的反义

Register variants

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(coll.) to show off

炫耀更书面，显摆更口语

Related words

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to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit

展示是中性展示，炫耀含贬义

Synonyms

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to show off

卖弄侧重刻意展示才能

Usage notes

Collocations

常接具体事物或能力，如炫耀财富、炫耀才华

Common mistakes

不可说“炫耀某人”，须用“炫耀某人的某物”

Example Sentences

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他为人谦逊，从不炫耀自己的成就。

He is humble and never shows off his achievements.

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Child Words of 炫耀

to dazzle

brilliant