The more he flatters, the less I like him.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
奉承
to fawn on
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to fawn on
02
to flatter
03
to ingratiate oneself
04
flattery
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 奉承 actually appears in real sentences.
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No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 奉承.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 奉承.
Directly before
- 越是奉承1
- 巧辩奉承1
Directly after
- 奉承我1
- 奉承的1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 奉承
What does 奉承 mean in Chinese?
奉承 (fèngcheng) means to fawn on.
How do you pronounce 奉承?
奉承 is pronounced fèngcheng.
Is 奉承 an HSK word?
奉承 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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