自夸 (zì kuā) — to brag, to boast, to extol oneself

Definition

Examples

• 他总喜欢在别人面前自夸。
  Tā zǒng xǐ huan zài bié rén miàn qián zì kuā.
  He always likes to boast in front of others.
• 自夸并不能让你赢得尊重。
  zì kuā Bìng bù néng ràng nǐ yíng dé zūn zhòng.
  Bragging won't earn you respect.
• 他自夸自己是最聪明的学生。
  Tā zì kuā zì jǐ shì zuì cōng ming de xué shēng.
  He boasts that he is the smartest student.