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奉承

fèng cheng

2-character word

What 奉承 means

1. to fawn on
2. to flatter
3. to ingratiate oneself
4. flattery

The characters in 奉承

• 奉fèngto offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem
• 承chéngto bear; to carry; to hold

Example sentences

• 他越是奉承我，我越觉得他讨厌。
  The more he flatters, the less I like him.
• 国王受够了他的大臣们总是对他阿谀奉承，于是把他们遣散了。
  Guówáng shòugòu le tā de dàchén men zǒngshì duì tā ēyú-fèngchéng, yúshì bǎ tāmen qiǎnsàn le.
  The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.

Words starting with 奉承

• 奉承讨好fèng cheng tǎo hǎoto curry favor; to get the desired outcome by flattery

Words containing 奉承

• 阿谀奉承ē yú fèng chéngflattering and fawning (idiom); sweet-talking
• 百般奉承bǎi bān fèng chéngto fawn upon sb in every possible way