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炫耀 (xuàn yào): To show off (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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炫耀 consists of 2 characters.

dazzling, brilliant; to show off

shine, dazzle, glorify

How to Use 炫耀 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 炫耀 with other words naturally.

Verb + Verbwith喜欢

xǐ喜

huan欢

xuàn炫

yào耀

neutral

like to show off

Verb + Complementwith一番

xuàn炫

yào耀

yī一

fān番

Verb + Object

xuàn炫

yào耀

cái财

fù富

neutral

show off wealth

Adverb + Verbwith到处

dào到

chù处

xuàn炫

yào耀

Example Sentences with 炫耀

tā他

xuàn炫

yào耀

tā他

de的

xīn新

wán玩

neutral

show off a bit

xuàn炫

yào耀

zī资

běn本

formalWritten

show off capital

informal

Spoken

show off everywhere

jù具

。

He shows off his new toy.

tā他

zǒng总

ài爱

xuàn炫

yào耀

zì自

jǐ己

jīng精

tōng通

duō多

guó国

yǔ语

yán言

，

què却

hěn很

shǎo少

yǔ与

rén人

shēn深

rù入

jiāo交

liú流

。

He always likes to show off his proficiency in multiple languages, but rarely engages in deep conversations with others.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

chǎng场

hé合

，

guò过

dù度

xuàn炫

yào耀

gè个

rén人

chéng成

jiù就

kě可

néng能

huì会

xiǎn显

de得

bú不

gòu够

qiān谦

xùn逊

。

In formal settings, excessively showing off personal achievements may appear lacking in humility.

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tā她

xǐ喜

huān欢

xuàn炫

yào耀

zì自

jǐ己

de的

chéng成

jì绩

。

She likes to show off her achievements.

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

zǒng总

shì是

tōng通

guò过

xuàn炫

yào耀

zhēn真

zhèng正

de的

chéng成

gōng功

zhě者

cóng从

bú不

xuàn炫

tā他

jīng经

cháng常

zài在

shè社

jiāo交

méi媒

tǐ体

shàng上

xuàn

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shì试

tú图

xuàn炫

yào耀

zì自

jǐ己

cái财

fù富

lái来

huò获

qǔ取

tā他

rén人

de的

guān关

zhù注

ne呢

？

Why do you always seek attention from others by showing off your wealth?

yào

耀

，

ér而

shì是

mò默

mò默

jī积

lěi累

shí实

lì力

。

Truly successful people never show off; instead, they quietly accumulate strength.

炫

yào耀

tā他

de的

lǚ旅

xíng行

zhào照

piān片

。

He often shows off his travel photos on social media.

de

的

xīn新

zhí职

wèi位

，

dàn但

dà大

jiā家

gèng更

xīn欣

shǎng赏

tā他

wù务

shí实

de的

tài态

dù度

。

Although he tried to show off his new position, everyone appreciated his pragmatic attitude more.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 炫耀.

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