矜
jīn
Pinyin

Definition

矜
 - 
jīn
  1. to boast
  2. to esteem
  3. to sympathize

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

矜持
jīn chí
  1. 1 reserved
  2. 2 aloof
哀矜
āi jīn
  1. 1 to take pity on
  2. 2 to feel sorry for
矜贵
jīn guì
  1. 1 high-born
  2. 2 noble
  3. 3 aristocratic
  4. 4 conceited
自矜
zì jīn
  1. 1 to boast
  2. 2 to blow one's own horn
骄矜
jiāo jīn
  1. 1 haughty
  2. 2 proud

Idioms (1)

矜功不立
jīn gōng bù lì
  1. 1 boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我跟你讲，别太晚回来。小张是不错，但你要知道，姑娘家，要矜持一点。有时候要知道保护自己，太早在一起的话是要吃亏的。柏阿姨节目里这种例子多的是啊……
wǒ gēn nǐ jiǎng ，bié tài wǎn huílai 。Xiǎo Zhāng shì bùcuò ，dàn nǐ yào zhīdào ，gūniangjiā ，yào jīnchí yīdiǎn 。yǒushíhou yào zhīdào bǎohù zìjǐ ，tài zǎo zàiyīqǐ dehuà shì yào chīkuī de 。Bǎi āyí jiémù lǐ zhèzhǒng lìzi duōdeshì a ……
Listen to me, don't come home too late. Xiao Zhang is okay, but you need to know, as a young woman, that you need to be careful. Sometimes you need to know when to protect yourself, if you get together too early then you'll get hurt. On Auntie Bai's show, there are many examples likes this...
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