day 107praise and blame

praise and blame

Talk about praise, flattery, boasting, criticism and mockery, and argue from the stronger case with ……尚且……，何况…….

today’s words

• 赞美 zànměi · to praise; praise
• 赞叹 zàntàn · to marvel at
• 赞许 zànxǔ · to approve of, to commend
• 赞扬 zànyáng · to praise, to commend (publicly)
• 恭维 gōngwéi · to flatter
• 吹捧 chuīpěng · to puff up, to overpraise
• 吹牛 chuīniú · to boast, to brag
• 夸大 kuādà · to exaggerate
• 夸耀 kuāyào · to show off, to flaunt
• 炫耀 xuànyào · to show off
• 标榜 biāobǎng · to proclaim, to flaunt (as a label)
• 号称 hàochēng · to be known as; to claim to be
• 自称 zìchēng · to call yourself, to claim to be
• 声称 shēngchēng · to claim, to assert
• 宣称 xuānchēng · to declare, to proclaim
• 宣告 xuāngào · to proclaim, to announce
• 声明 shēngmíng · statement; to state
• 表态 biǎotài · to state your position
• 表白 biǎobái · to explain yourself; to declare (feelings)
• 责备 zébèi · to reproach, to blame
• 责怪 zéguài · to blame
• 埋怨 mányuàn · to grumble, to blame
• 怨言 yuànyán · complaint, grumble
• 牢骚 láosāo · grumbles, complaints
• 吐槽 tǔcáo · to roast, to make fun of (online)
• 抨击 pēngjī · to attack (in words)
• 批判 pīpàn · to criticise, to critique
• 谴责 qiǎnzé · to condemn
• 讽刺 fěngcì · to satirise; irony
• 挖苦 wāku · to make sarcastic remarks
• 奚落 xīluò · to mock, to jeer at
• 嘲弄 cháonòng · to mock, to make fun of
• 讥笑 jīxiào · to sneer at, to ridicule
• 耻笑 chǐxiào · to scorn, to laugh at
• 取笑 qǔxiào · to tease, to make fun of

sentences

• 大家都赞扬她的勇气。 · Everyone praised her courage.
• 他总爱吹牛。 · He’s always bragging.
• 专业演员尚且会紧张，何况学生？ · Even professional actors get nervous, so why wouldn’t a student?
• 网民纷纷吐槽这个结局，说它太生硬了。 · Internet users are all making fun of the ending, saying it feels too forced.
• 公司发表了一份声明，向顾客表示歉意。 · The company issued a statement apologising to its customers.