恭维
gōng wei
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (16)

恭
gōng
  1. 1 respectful
恭喜
gōng xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations
  2. 2 greetings
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
恭维
gōng wei
  1. 1 to praise
  2. 2 to speak highly of
  3. 3 compliment
  4. 4 praise
恭贺
gōng hè
  1. 1 to congratulate respectfully
  2. 2 to express good wishes
出恭
chū gōng
  1. 1 to defecate (euphemism)
  2. 2 to go to the toilet
尉迟恭
Yù chí Gōng
  1. 1 General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
必恭必敬
bì gōng bì jìng
  1. 1 variant of 畢恭畢敬|毕恭毕敬[bì gōng bì jìng]
恭候
gōng hòu
  1. 1 to look forward to sth
  2. 2 to wait respectfully
恭敬
gōng jìng
  1. 1 deferential
  2. 2 respectful
恭祝
gōng zhù
  1. 1 to congratulate respectfully
  2. 2 to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior)
  3. 3 with best wishes (in writing)
恭顺
gōng shùn
  1. 1 deferential
  2. 2 respectful
洗耳恭听
xǐ ěr gōng tīng
  1. 1 to listen with respectful attention
  2. 2 (a polite request to sb to speak)
  3. 3 we are all ears
玩世不恭
wán shì bù gōng
  1. 1 to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
  2. 2 frivolous
毕恭毕敬
bì gōng bì jìng
  1. 1 reverent and respectful
  2. 2 extremely deferential
谦恭
qiān gōng
  1. 1 polite and modest

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 zhǎochár5 。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.
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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'.
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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 。
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