zhāo
yáo

common
verb

Meaning of 招摇

招摇 means to deliberately make a show of oneself; to swagger ostentatiously to attract attention. Pronounced zhāo yáo.

  • to deliberately make a show of oneself; to swagger ostentatiously to attract attention

Definitions & Examples

huan
chuān穿
zhe
zhuāng
zhāo
yáo
guò
shì
 

He loves to swagger through the streets wearing bizarre outfits.

Zhè
yàng
zuò
tài
zhāo
yáo
le
 
huì
yǐn
rén
fǎn
gǎn
 

Doing it this way is too ostentatious; it will attract resentment.

rén
dào
chù
zhāo
yáo
zhuàng
piàn
 
zuì
zhōng
bèi
jǐng
chá
dài
le
 

That person went around swindling and bluffing everywhere and was finally arrested by the police.