炫耀
Old HSK 6
炫耀 (xuànyào) · to show off
炫耀 (xuànyào) means “to show off; to flaunt”. It is written with 2 characters: 炫 (to glitter) + 耀 (to sparkle). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 炫耀 is built
The characters
炫 xuàn · to glitter
What 炫 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 玄xuán — deep
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 幺yāo — one
- 亠tóu — lid
耀 yào · to sparkle
What 耀 is made of
- 光guāng — light
- ⺌ — structural part
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 翟dí — long-tailed pheasant
- 羽yǔ — feather
- 习xí — to study
- 习xí — to study
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
- 羽yǔ — feather
Example sentences
他总喜欢炫耀自己的新手机。Tā zǒng xǐhuan xuànyào zìjǐ de xīn shǒujī.He always likes showing off his new phone.
她从来不炫耀自己的成绩。Tā cónglái bù xuànyào zìjǐ de chéngjì.She never brags about her results.
Questions about 炫耀
What does 炫耀 mean?
炫耀 (xuànyào) means “to show off; to flaunt”.
How do you pronounce 炫耀?
炫耀 is pronounced xuànyào.
Which HSK level is 炫耀?
炫耀 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 炫耀 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 207: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.