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炫耀

xuàn yào · xuan yao

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. dazzling
  2. to show off; to flaunt
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In a conversation

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Eleven times

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)新(xīn)手表(shǒubiǎo)真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    Your new watch looks great.

  2. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)，它(tā)还(hái)防水(fángshuǐ)。

    Thanks! Look, it's even waterproof.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)给(gěi)我(wǒ)看(kàn)了(le)十次(shícì)，是不是(shìbùshì)想(xiǎng)炫耀(xuànyào)？

    You've shown me ten times today. Do you want to show off?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)炫耀(xuànyào)，我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)太(tài)高兴(gāoxìng)了(le)。

    I'm not showing off. I'm just too happy.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)给(gěi)我(wǒ)看(kàn)第十一次(dìshíyīcì)。

    Okay, then please show me the eleventh time.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)太(tài)炫(xuàn)耀(yào)这(zhè)个(gè)了(le)。

Stop being so arrogant about this.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)总(zǒng)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)朋(péng)友(yǒu)面(miàn)前(qián)炫(xuàn)耀(yào)新(xīn)车(chē)。

He always likes to show off his new car in front of friends.

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