boast; talk big; brag extravagantly
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to brag extravagantly; to make wildly exaggerated boasts
informalDescribes making promises or claims that are impossibly grand, unrealistic, or impossible to fulfill. Often implies a lack of credibility or sincerity. Used both in speech and writing.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
péng朋
you友
miàn面
qián前
kuā夸
hǎi海
kǒu口
，
shuō说
yào要
mǎi买
xià下
yī一
zuò座
dǎo岛
yǔ屿
。
He likes to talk big in front of his friends, saying he'll buy an island.
Zhāo招
biāo标
huì会
shàng上
，
nà那
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
kuā夸
xià下
hǎi海
kǒu口
，
chéng承
nuò诺
yī一
nián年
nèi内
jiù就
néng能
wán完
chéng成
suǒ所
yǒu有
gōng工
chéng程
。
At the bidding meeting, that company made extravagant boasts, promising to complete all the construction within a year.
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Bié别
xìn信
tā他
，
tā他
zǒng总
shì是
kuā夸
hǎi海
kǒu口
，
zuì最
hòu后
shén什
me么
shì事
dōu都
bàn办
bù不
chéng成
。
Don't believe him; he's always making wild promises but ends up accomplishing nothing.
Shì事
qián前
kuā夸
hǎi海
kǒu口
，
shì事
hòu后
zhǎo找
jiè借
kǒu口
shì是
tā他
de的
diǎn典
xíng型
zuò作
fēng风
。
Bragging extravagantly beforehand and then making excuses afterward is his typical MO.