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卖弄

mài nong

2-character word Traditional 賣弄

What 卖弄 means

1. to show off
2. to make a display of

The characters in 卖弄

• 卖màito sell; to betray; to spare no effort
• 弄nòngto do; to manage; to handle

Example sentences

• 谁人不知，最爱卖弄的就是他！
  Shéi rén bù zhī, zuì ài màinong de jiùshì tā!
  Who doesn't know that if there's someone who loves showing off, it's him?

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