奉承
fèng cheng
Pinyin

Definition

奉承
 - 
fèng cheng
  1. to fawn on
  2. to flatter
  3. to ingratiate oneself
  4. flattery

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

奉献
fèng xiàn
  1. 1 to offer respectfully
  2. 2 to consecrate
  3. 3 to dedicate
  4. 4 to devote
承受
chéng shòu
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to inherit
承担
chéng dān
  1. 1 to undertake
  2. 2 to assume (responsibility etc)
承认
chéng rèn
  1. 1 to admit
  2. 2 to concede
  3. 3 to recognize
  4. 4 recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
  5. 5 to acknowledge
承诺
chéng nuò
  1. 1 to promise
  2. 2 to undertake to do something
  3. 3 commitment
供奉
gòng fèng
  1. 1 to consecrate
  2. 2 to enshrine and worship
  3. 3 an offering (to one's ancestors)
  4. 4 a sacrifice (to a God)
信奉
xìn fèng
  1. 1 belief
  2. 2 to believe (in sth)
传承
chuán chéng
  1. 1 to pass on (to future generations)
  2. 2 passed on (from former times)
  3. 3 a continued tradition
  4. 4 an inheritance
奉
fèng
  1. 1 to offer (tribute)
  2. 2 to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc)
  3. 3 to esteem
  4. 4 to revere
  5. 5 to believe in (a religion)
  6. 6 to wait upon
  7. 7 to accept orders (from superior)
奉上
fèng shàng
  1. 1 to offer
奉劝
fèng quàn
  1. 1 may I offer a bit of advice
奉化
Fèng huà
  1. 1 Fenghua county level city in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Níng bō], Zhejiang
奉承
fèng cheng
  1. 1 to fawn on
  2. 2 to flatter
  3. 3 to ingratiate oneself
  4. 4 flattery
奉行
fèng xíng
  1. 1 to pursue (a course, a policy)
奉陪
fèng péi
  1. 1 (honorific) to accompany
  2. 2 to keep sb company
应承
yìng chéng
  1. 1 to agree (to do sth)
  2. 2 to promise
承
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
  2. 2 Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
承包
chéng bāo
  1. 1 to contract
  2. 2 to undertake (a job)
承受力
chéng shòu lì
  1. 1 tolerance
  2. 2 capability of adapting oneself
承德
Chéng dé
  1. 1 Chengde prefecture-level city in Hebei
  2. 2 also Chengde county

Idioms (14)

一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
  1. 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
奉为圭臬
fèng wéi guī niè
  1. 1 to take as a guiding principle (idiom)
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn
  1. 1 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
  2. 2 the Divine Right of kings
承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
无可奉告
wú kě fèng gào
  1. 1 (idiom) "no comment"
绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān
  1. 1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
自奉俭约
zì fèng jiǎn yuē
  1. 1 to live frugally (idiom)
自奉甚俭
zì fèng shèn jiǎn
  1. 1 to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
  1. 1 flattering and fawning (idiom)
  2. 2 sweet-talking
阳奉阴违
yáng fèng yīn wéi
  1. 1 outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service
  2. 2 to agree overtly, but oppose in secret

Sample Sentences

那家伙真的很小人，只会阿谀奉承，哼。
nà jiāhuo zhēnde hěn xiǎorén ，zhī huì ēyú fèngchéng ，hèng 。
That guy really is a piece of garbage, fawning over people from day to night, hmph.
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