Verboverpraise; undeserved compliment

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 过奖.
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Character Breakdown

过奖 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 过奖 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 过奖 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith实在
shí
zài
guò
jiǎng
neutral
truly an overpraise
Idiomwith不敢当
gǎn
dāng
guò
jiǎng
liǎo
formalSpoken
I don't deserve it, you flatter me
Adjective + Nounwith
guò
jiǎng
zhī
yán
formalWritten
words of overpraise
Subject + Verbwith
nín
guò
jiǎng
liǎo
formalSpoken
you flatter me

Example Sentences with 过奖

shuō
cōng
míng
guò
jiǎng
le
You said I'm smart, but you're flattering me.
nín
zàn
de
shè
shí
zài
shì
guò
jiǎng
le
zhè
kāi
tuán
duì
de
xié
zuò
You are overpraising my design; it truly couldn't have been done without the team's collaboration.
nín
shuō
shì
gōng
zuì
yōu
xiù
de
yuán
gōng
zhè
nán
dào
shì
guò
jiǎng
le
ma
You say I am the most outstanding employee in the company; isn't that an overstatement?
lǎo
shī
kuā
zuò
zuò
hǎo
lián
máng
shuō
nín
guò
jiǎng
le
The teacher praised me for doing my homework well, and I quickly said, "You're too kind."
bìng
wèi
guò
jiǎng
de
gòng
xiàn
ér
shì
guān
chén
shù
liǎo
shì
shí
He did not overpraise your contribution; instead, he objectively stated the facts.
suī
rán
gǎn
xiè
nín
de
rèn
dàn
jué
de
nín
guò
jiǎng
le
hái
yǒu
hěn
duō
Although I appreciate your recognition, I feel you are overpraising me, as I still have many shortcomings.
zài
bān
jiǎng
diǎn
shàng
huò
jiǎng
zhě
qiān
biǎo
shì
néng
dào
zhè
ge
jiǎng
xiàng
shí
zài
shì
guò
jiǎng
le
hái
yào
At the award ceremony, the winner modestly said, "Receiving this award is really an overpraise; I still need to keep working hard."
péng
yǒu
kuā
chú
jīng
zhàn
xiào
zhe
huí
yìng
guò
jiǎng
le
zhǐ
shì
jiā
cháng
cài
ér
My friend praised my cooking skills as exquisite, and I smiled in response, "You are overpraising me; it's just home-style dishes."