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吹捧 (chuī pěng) — to flatter excessively, to lavish praise on (often insincerely or to curry favor)

Definition

吹捧 means to flatter or lavish praise insincerely, usually to gain favor — more self-serving than 恭维 (polite compliments). Like 捧场, it implies excessive, hollow praise.

verb
to flatter excessivelyto lavish praise on (often insincerely or to curry favor)

Examples

  • 吹捧，。
    Tā xǐ huan zài lǐng dǎo miàn qián chuī pěng tóng shì, dà jiā dōu bù xǐ huan tā.
    He likes to flatter colleagues in front of the boss, and nobody likes him.
  • 吹捧。
    Méi tǐ duì zhè wèi míng xīng de chuī pěng tài guò fèn le.
    The media's excessive flattery of this celebrity is over the top.
  • 吹捧，。
    Bié chuī pěng le, wǒ bù chī zhè yí tào.
    Stop flattering me — that doesn't work on me.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

吹chuīblow; praise
捧pěnglift; hold up

吹 and 捧 both describe lifting someone up with words, together meaning flatter.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

吹 pairs 口 (mouth) with 欠 (blow), giving the picture of air being blown from the mouth.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Communication & Speech

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