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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, 這 不是 比賽。

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

他 總是 喜歡 逞能, 讓 人 煩惱。

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

他 為了 逞能, 做 了 很 危險 的 事。

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