秀 (xiù) — to show off, to display (skills, possessions, relationships, etc.); (of grain crops, literary) to put forth ears or flowers

Definition

Examples

• 他喜欢在朋友圈秀自己的厨艺。
  Tā xǐ huan zài péng you quān xiù zì jǐ de chú yì.
  He likes to show off his cooking skills on social media.
• 别总秀你的新车了，我们都知道。
  Bié zǒng xiù nǐ de xīn chē le, wǒ men dōu zhī dào.
  Stop showing off your new car all the time; we all know about it.
• 今年小麦秀得早，收成应该不错。
  Jīn nián xiǎo mài xiù dé zǎo, shōu cheng yīng gāi bú cuò.
  The wheat put forth ears early this year, so the harvest should be good.

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