"to compliment" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
称赞稱讚	chēng zàn	to praise / to acclaim / to commend / to compliment	syn
夸奖誇獎	kuā jiǎng	to praise / to applaud / to compliment	syn
称扬稱揚	chēng yáng	to praise / to compliment
夸称誇稱	kuā chēng	to praise / to acclaim / to commend / to compliment

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
哪里哪裡	nǎ lǐ	where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment	syn
恭维恭維	gōng wei	to praise / to speak highly of / compliment / praise	syn
回敬	huí jìng	to return a compliment / to give sth in return
发福發福	fā fú	to put on weight / to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment)	syn
同喜	tóng xǐ	Thank you for your congratulations! / The same to you! (returning a compliment)
回奉	huí fèng	to return a compliment / to give a return present
早生贵子早生貴子	zǎo shēng guì zǐ	give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to newlyweds)
哪儿的话哪兒的話	nǎ r de huà	(coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment) / don't mention it
基操勿6	jī cāo wù liù	(Internet slang) it's nothing, there's no need to compliment
说你胖你就喘說你胖你就喘	shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn	lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed

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