吹捧
Old HSK 6
吹捧 (chuīpěng) · to flatter
吹捧 (chuīpěng) means “to flatter; to praise excessively”. It is written with 2 characters: 吹 (to blow) + 捧 (to hold in both hands). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 吹捧 is built
The characters
吹 chuī · to blow
What 吹 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 欠 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
捧 pěng · to hold in both hands
What 捧 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 奉fèng — to offer
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
Example sentences
他们互相吹捧。Tāmen hùxiāng chuīpěng.They flatter each other.
这篇文章吹捧得太过分了。Zhè piān wénzhāng chuīpěng de tài guòfèn le.This article praises it far too much.
Questions about 吹捧
What does 吹捧 mean?
吹捧 (chuīpěng) means “to flatter; to praise excessively”.
How do you pronounce 吹捧?
吹捧 is pronounced chuīpěng.
Which HSK level is 吹捧?
吹捧 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 吹捧 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.