xǔ
诩
boast; brag; flaunt
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to boast; to brag; to flaunt
literaryLiterary register. Most commonly used in the reflexive form '自诩' (to style oneself as; to claim to be), often with a slightly negative or self-deprecating connotation. Rare in modern spoken Chinese except in formal or ironic contexts.
Tā他
zì自
xǔ诩
wéi为
wén文
xué学
dà大
shī师
。
He styles himself as a great master of literature.
Cǐ此
rén人
xǐ喜
huan欢
zì自
xǔ诩
cōng聪
ming明
,
qí其
shí实
bìng并
fēi非
rú如
cǐ此
。
This person likes to boast about being clever, but that is actually not the case.
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Tā他
wéi为
rén人
qiān谦
xùn逊
,
cóng从
bù不
xǔ诩
zì自
jǐ己
de的
gōng功
láo劳
。
He is modest and never boasts about his own contributions.