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捧
pěng
1.
to clasp
2.
to cup the hands
3.
to hold up with both hands
4.
to offer (esp. in cupped hands)
5.
to praise
6.
to flatter
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
吹捧
chuīpěng
to flatter
捧哏
pěnggén
fall-guy
捧场
pěngchǎng
to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge)
捧托
pěngtuō
to hold up with both hands
捧杯
pěngbēi
to win a championship
捧杀
pěngshā
causing sb to fail due to excessive praise
捧腹
pěngfù
uproarious
捧花
pěnghuā
(wedding) bouquet
捧角
pěngjué
to praise an actor
捧读
pěngdú
to read (honorific: e.g. your distinguished article)
热捧
rèpěng
a craze
追捧
zhuīpěng
to chase after (a popular person or item)
捧上天
pěngshàngtiān
to praise to the skies
捧角儿
pěngjuér
erhua variant of [[捧角<pěngjué>]]
捧到天上
pěngdàotiānshàng
lit. to hold up to the skies
捧腹大笑
pěngfùdàxiào
uproarious
捧腹绝倒
pěngfùjuédǎo
doubled up with laughter
掇臀捧屁
duōtúnpěngpì
to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
众星捧月
zhòngxīngpěngyuè
lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
胡吹乱捧
húchuīluànpěng
indiscriminate admiration (idiom)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,352
- Word Frequency Rank
- 5,514 of 84,292