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招摇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

招摇 Usage and Examples

flaunt

show off

swindle

我看见他开着他的崭新跑车招摇过市。

I saw him out posing in his new sports car.

这支乐队一向不惮招摇。

The band has never been shy of publicity.

The characters in 招摇

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
招
zhāo8beckon, attract, confess, trick
摇
yáo13sway, rock, wave, or shake

More words starting with 招

  • zhāo招shì事rě惹fēi非de的trouble-making, provocative
  • zhāo招rén人xǐ喜huan欢likable, popular
  • zhāo招gòng供to confess one's crime
  • zhāo招rù入recruit, bring in
  • zhāo招bīng兵to recruit soldiers
  • zhāo招dào到recruited, hired
  • zhāo招mù募recruit, hire
  • zhāo招mù募de的recruited, hired
  • zhāo招hu呼greet, hail
  • zhāo招hu呼dào道greeted, called out
  • zhāo招shāng商
  • zhāo招ān安offer amnesty, induce surrender

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Questions about 招摇

What does 招摇 mean in Chinese?

招摇 (zhāo yáo) means “flaunt, show off, swindle”.

How do you pronounce 招摇?

招摇 is pronounced zhāo yáo in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “flaunt” in Chinese?

“flaunt” is 招摇 (zhāo yáo) in Chinese.

How is 招摇 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 招摇, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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