to brag; to boast; to show off
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to brag; to boast; to talk big
informalOften used to describe someone exaggerating their own abilities, achievements, or possessions. Colloquial, sometimes carries a mildly derogatory tone.
Tā他
zǒng总
ài爱
zài在
péng朋
you友
miàn面
qián前
chuī吹
léi擂
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xīn新
chē车
。
He always loves to brag about his new car in front of his friends.
Bié别
tīng听
tā他
chuī吹
léi擂
，
tā他
gēn根
běn本
méi没
qù去
guò过
Měi美
guó国
。
Don't listen to his boasting; he has never even been to America.
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Tā他
chuī吹
léi擂
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
zuì最
hòu后
yě也
méi没
zuò做
chéng成
nà那
jiàn件
shì事
。
He boasted for a long time, but in the end, he didn't accomplish that thing.