Chinese word dictionary

浮夸

fú kuā · to exaggerate; to be boastful; pompous

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Word information

Simplified浮夸

Traditional浮誇

Pinyinfú kuā

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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浮fú

to drift, to float; mobile, temporary, unstable; reckless

夸kuā

extravagant, luxurious; handsome

How to learn 浮夸

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Words with the same characters

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浮fú

to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus

夸kuā

to boast; to exaggerate; to praise; used in transliteration

夸奖kuājiǎng

to praise; to applaud; to compliment

夸张kuāzhāng

to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous

浮动fúdòng

to drift about; to move unsteadily; (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable; (economics) (of a currency or rate etc) to float

浮力fúlì

buoyancy