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过奖

guò jiǎng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to overpraise
  • to flatter

Definition

谦辞，表示别人夸奖自己时不敢当，有“过分夸奖”的意思。

A humble expression used when receiving praise, meaning 'overpraise' or 'you flatter me.'

Usage

用于回应别人的赞美，表示谦虚，常以‘你过奖了’、‘过奖过奖’等形式出现。

Used to respond to compliments modestly, often in phrases like '你过奖了' (you flatter me) or '过奖过奖' (overpraise, overpraise).

Examples

  • 1 你过奖了，我还有很多不足。 (You flatter me, I still have many shortcomings.)
  • 2 你这么说真是过奖了。 (You really flatter me by saying that.)
  • 3 过奖过奖，我只是尽了自己的本分。 (Overpraise, overpraise; I just did my duty.)
  • 4 您过奖了，我哪里有那么优秀。 (You flatter me; I'm not that excellent at all.)
  • 5 哎呀，过奖了，这都是大家的功劳。 (Oh, you flatter me; this is all thanks to everyone.)

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