招摇 (zhāo yáo) — to act ostentatiously; to show off (pejorative)
Definition
招摇 means to flaunt oneself ostentatiously in public, always with a negative tone. Far stronger than simple showing off — it implies parading in a way that annoys or deceives others.
verb
to act ostentatiouslyto show off (pejorative)
Examples
- 招摇，。Tā chuān dé zhè yàng zhāo yáo, dà jiā dōu kàn bú guàn.She dresses so flashily that everyone finds it off-putting.
- 招摇，。Tā xǐ huan zài gōng gòng chǎng hé zhāo yáo, ràng rén jué de hěn bù shū fu.He likes to show off in public, which makes people very uncomfortable.
- ，。Nà xiē piàn zi zài jiē shàng zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn, yǐ jīng bèi jǐng chá zhuā le.Those swindlers were parading and cheating on the street, and the police have already caught them.
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