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招摇

zhāo yáo

2-character word Traditional 招搖

What 招摇 means

1. to rock back and forth
2. (fig.) to act ostentatiously
3. to brag
4. to show off

The characters in 招摇

• 招zhāoto recruit; to provoke; to beckon
• 摇yáoto shake; to rock; to row

Words starting with 招摇

• 招摇过市zhāo yáo guò shì(idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town
• 招摇撞骗zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure…

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