恭维 (恭維)
gōng wei
Pinyin
Definition
恭维 (恭維)
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- to praise
- to speak highly of
- compliment
- praise
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
前倨后恭
- 1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
恭敬不如从命
- 1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
- 2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
恭贺佳节
- 1 season's greetings (idiom)
温良恭俭让
- 1 kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
玩世不恭
- 1 to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
- 2 frivolous
Sample Sentences
老板娘,我们不是鸡蛋里挑骨头故意找茬儿。这个西装做得实在是不敢恭维。
Ma'am, we're not intentionally finding fault, like people digging bones out of eggs. These suits were really not well made at all.
有时候就是一句恭维,客气的话罢了。有的老外只会说一两句中文也会被叫做“中国通”的。
Sometimes it's just a compliment. Just a way of being polite. Some foreigners can only say a few things in Chinese and they get called 'old China hands'.
不过有钱不等于有层次。好多暴发户的内涵真不敢恭维。全身上下都是名牌,可脑子里却空空如也。