kuā kǒu
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  • v.boast; brag; talk big

    • nǐ bù yào kuā kǒu xiān zuò gěi dà jiā kàn kan

      夸口大家看看

      Cut all the boasting, just show us how to do it.

    • wǒ bù shì kuā kǒu zhēn shì zhè yàng

      夸口这样

      I'm not boasting, it really happened like that.

    • zhè bù shì kuā kǒu wǒ men yī dìng néng wán chéng rèn wù

      夸口我们一定完成任务

      We're not just boasting, we can definitely finish the job.

    • xǐ huan kuā kǒu

      喜欢夸口

      like boasting

    • tā kuā kǒu shuō tā bǐ wǒ pǎo de hái kuài

      夸口

      She bragged that she could run faster than me.

    • tā cóng wèi kuā kǒu shuō zhǐ yǒu tā néng wán chéng nà xiàng gōng zuò

      夸口只有完成工作

      It has never been her boast that she alone could accomplish the work.

    • tā kuā kǒu shuō zì jǐ cái shì quán wēi

      夸口自己权威

      He boasts that he is an authority.

    • zài wēi jī bào fā qián de fán róng shí qī tā men biàn de zú gòu zì xìn kuā kǒu yào hé chéng shú jīng jì tǐ tuō gōu

      危机爆发繁荣时期它们变得足够自信夸口成熟经济体脱钩

      In the booming pre-crisis years, they became confident enough to boast of decoupling.

    • zài qí quán shèng shí qī gāi zhì piàn gōng sī kuā kǒu shuō tā men qí xià de míng xīng bǐ tiān shang de xīng xing hái yào duō

      时期制片公司夸口他们旗下明星天上星星还要

      In its heyday, the studio's boast was that it had more stars than there are in heaven.

Word usage

  • "夸" and "口" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 已经

      I have talked big to her.

    • 大家面前

      He talked big in front of everyone.

    • He has talked big.