show off; flaunt
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to show off; to flaunt; to display oneself ostentatiously
dialectChiefly used in northern Chinese dialects, especially Northeastern Mandarin and Beijing dialect. Carries a slightly negative or playful connotation of drawing attention to oneself. Also written as 显白.
Tā她
jiù就
ài爱
zài在
rén人
qián前
xiǎn显
bai摆
zì自
jǐ己
。
She just loves to show off in front of others.
Bié别
dào到
chù处
xiǎn显
bai摆
nǐ你
de的
xīn新
chē车
。
Don't go around showing off your new car everywhere.
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Tā他
yǒu有
diǎn点
qián钱
jiù就
ài爱
xiǎn显
bai摆
。
As soon as he has some money, he loves to flaunt it.
Zhè这
yǒu有
shén什
me么
hǎo好
xiǎn显
bai摆
de的
？
What's there to show off about this?