恭维 (恭維)
gōng wei
Pinyin

Definition

恭维 (恭維)
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gōng wei
  1. to praise
  2. to speak highly of
  3. compliment
  4. praise

Character Decomposition

Related Words (16)

gōng
  1. 1 respectful
gōng xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations
  2. 2 greetings
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
gōng wei
  1. 1 to praise
  2. 2 to speak highly of
  3. 3 compliment
  4. 4 praise
gōng hè
  1. 1 to congratulate respectfully
  2. 2 to express good wishes

Idioms (5)

前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
  1. 1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
  1. 1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
  2. 2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
  1. 1 season's greetings (idiom)
温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
  1. 1 kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
玩世不恭
wán shì bù gōng
  1. 1 to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
  2. 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。
lǎobǎnniáng ,wǒmen bù shì jīdànlǐtiāogǔtou gùyì zhǎochár 。zhè ge xīzhuāng zuò de shízài shì bùgǎngōngwéi 。
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。
yǒushíhou jiùshì yī jù gōngwéi ,kèqi de huà bàle 。yǒude lǎowài zhī huì shuō yīliǎng jù Zhōngwén yě huì bèi jiàozuò “Zhōngguó tōng ”de 。
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。
bùguò yǒuqián bù děngyú yǒu céngcì 。hǎo duō bàofāhù de nèihán zhēn bùgǎn gōngwéi 。quánshēn shàngxià dōu shì míngpái ,kě nǎozi lǐ què kōngkōngrúyě 。