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夸

kuā · kua

Traditional 誇

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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kuā 夸

  1. used in transliteration

kuā 誇

  1. to boast; to exaggerate
  2. to praise
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Honest praise

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)做(zuò)了(le)饭(fàn)，你(nǐ)快(kuài)夸夸(kuākuā)我(wǒ)！

    Liangliang, I cooked today. Quick, praise me!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)真(zhēn)棒(bàng)！

    OK. You are great!

  3. Dengdeng

    不行(bùxíng)，要(yào)夸(kuā)得(de)具体(jùtǐ)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    No, praise me more specifically.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)夸(kuā)你(nǐ)：你(nǐ)做(zuò)的(de)饭(fàn)，颜色(yánsè)很(hěn)特别(tèbié)。

    OK, I praise you: the color of your food is very special.

  5. Dengdeng

    颜色(yánsè)？好吃(hǎochī)呢(ne)？

    The color? What about the taste?

  6. Liangliang

    夸人(kuārén)要(yào)诚实(chéngshí)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)夸(kuā)颜色(yánsè)。

    Praise must be honest, so I only praise the color.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

老(lǎo)师(shī)夸(kuā)他(tā)学(xué)习(xí)很(hěn)努(nǔ)力(lì)。

The teacher praised him for studying hard.

02

他(tā)总(zǒng)爱(ài)夸(kuā)自(zì)己(jǐ)有(yǒu)多(duō)聪(cōng)明(ming)。

He always likes to boast about how smart he is.

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