捧 (pěng) — (verb) to hold (something) in cupped hands; to offer with both hands; (verb) to flatter; to praise excessively; (classifier) handful; double handful
Definition
Verb: to hold or offer something in cupped hands. As a classifier, it counts double-handfuls (一捧米). For the 'flatter' sense, 恭维/吹捧 is more idiomatic; 捧 alone sounds stiff.
verb
to hold (something) in cupped handsto offer with both handsto flatterto praise excessively
classifier
handfuldouble handful
Examples
- 捧。Tā xiǎo xīn dì pěng zhe yì wǎn rè tāng.He carefully holds a bowl of hot soup in both hands.
- 捧，。Bié zǒng pěng tā le, tā huì jiāo ào de.Don't always flatter him — he'll get cocky.
- 捧。Tā cóng dài zi lǐ qǔ chū le yì pěng mǐ.He took out a handful of rice from the bag.
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