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to flatter

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

guo4jiang3 • guòjiǎng

Meaning


Primary

to flatter

Alternatives

flatter, flatters, flattering, flattered, to overpraise, overpraise

Mnemonic


过奖 To flatter someone is 过 to pass beyond a normal attitude towards them and instead 奖 award them with sweet words of praise.

Usage


您 过奖 了。

You flatter me.

她 总是 过奖 我。

She always flatters me.

大家 都 说 他 很 会 过奖 人。

Everyone says he is good at flattering people.

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