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捧
pěng
捧 (pěng) means "to clasp". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.
What 捧 means
- to hold or offer with both hands
- to sing the praises of
- classifier for what can be held in both hands
Example sentences
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汤姆弯下腰，捧起了一把沙子。Tāngmǔ wān xià yāo, pěng qǐ le yī bǎ shāzi.Tom bent down and picked up a handful of sand.
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现在很多年轻人追捧小鲜肉的现象正常吗？Is it normal that many young people these days idolize pretty boy stars?
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自由意志主义在科技男的圈子里很受追捧。Libertarianism is fashionable in tech bro circles.
Words starting with 捧
- 捧场pěng chǎngto show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show…
- 捧腹大笑pěng fù dà xiào(idiom) to split one's sides laughing
- 捧托pěng tuōto hold up with both hands
- 捧杯pěng bēito hold the winner's trophy; to win the championship
- 捧杀pěng shāto praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent)
- 捧红pěng hóngto make popular; to make famous
- 捧腹pěng fùto split one's sides laughing; to roar with laughter…
- 捧花pěng huā(wedding) bouquet
- 捧角pěng juéto applaud and praise a favorite actor
- 捧读pěng dú(courteous) to read respectfully
- 捧上天pěng shàng tiānto praise to the skies; to shower with excessive praise
- 捧臭脚pěng chòu jiǎo(colloquial) to bootlick
- 捧角儿pěng jué rerhua form of 捧角
- 捧到天上pěng dào tiān shàngto praise lavishly
- 捧腹绝倒pěng fù jué dǎoto laugh until it hurts; to laugh heartily
- 捧哏pěng génstraight man…
Words containing 捧
- 吹捧chuī pěngto flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation
- 热捧rè pěnga craze; a popular wave; a hit with the public
- 追捧zhuī pěngto exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth; to embrace; favor; acclaim; adulation…
- 受追捧shòu zhuī pěngto be eagerly sought after
- 众星捧月zhòng xīng pěng yuèlit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects)…
- 西子捧心Xī zǐ pěng xīn(lit.) Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom); (fig.) a woman who is beautiful even when…
- 掇臀捧屁duō tún pěng pìto hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants…
Characters built on 奉
These share the phonetic component 奉 (fèng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.
- 俸fèng(bound form) salary; stipend
- 唪fěngrecite; chant
- 埲běngused in 塕埲; (Cantonese) classifier for walls
Characters that look like 捧
Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.
- 根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
- 排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel…
- 棒bàngstick; club; cudgel
- 振zhènto shake; to flap; to vibrate
- 掺chānto mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate
- 俸fèng(bound form) salary; stipend
Where 捧 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · pào–pī (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
Go deeper
- Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
- How characters are built from components.
- How to learn Chinese characters.
- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read pěng correctly.
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