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to flaunt one's ability

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

cheng3neng2 • chěngnéng

Meaning


Primary

to flaunt one's ability

Alternatives

flaunt one's ability, to show off one's ability, to show off

Mnemonic


逞能 To flaunt one's ability is 逞 to flaunt the 能 abilities one has that nobody else seems to match.

Usage


你 不 必 逞能, 这 不是 比赛。

You don't need to show off your abilities, this is not a competition.

他 总是 喜欢 逞能, 让 人 烦恼。

He always likes to show off his abilities, which makes people worried.

他 为了 逞能, 做 了 很 危险 的 事。

To show off his ability, he did a dangerous thing.