铺张 (pū zhāng) — extravagant, wasteful, ostentatious (in spending or behavior)
Definition
铺张 (pūzhāng) means spending or behaving in an ostentatiously wasteful way, with a negative judgment. Almost always appears with 浪费 in the set phrase 铺张浪费.
adjective
extravagantwastefulostentatious (in spending or behavior)
Examples
- 铺张，。Zhè ge hūn lǐ bàn dé tài pū zhāng le, huā le hěn duō qián.This wedding was too extravagant — it cost a lot of money.
- ，。Wǒ men yīng gāi tí chàng jié yuē, fǎn duì pū zhāng làng fèi.We should promote thrift and oppose extravagance and waste.
- 铺张，。Tā xǐ huan pū zhāng, měi cì qǐng kè dōu diǎn hěn duō cài.He likes to be extravagant — every time he treats guests he orders a lot of dishes.
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