English–Chinese
“show off” in Chinese
How to say “show off” in Chinese
“Show off” in Chinese is 卖弄 (mài nòng).
Personal ability or property becomes a performance staged for an audience, with attention and admiration as the expected reward.
Example sentences with 卖弄
在聚会上，他喜欢卖弄文采，大家觉得不太自然。zài jù huì shàng tā xǐ huān mài nòng wén cǎi dà jiā jué de bú tài zì rán
At the party, he liked showing off his literary talent, and everyone found it a little unnatural.
Tips for using 卖弄
- In everyday conversation, the word can make a comment sound disapproving even when the speaker only means that someone is displaying a new skill or possession.
Other Chinese words for “show off”
他喜欢炫耀自己的新手机。tā xǐ huān xuàn yào zì jǐ de xīn shǒu jī
He likes to show off his new phone.
他总爱逞能，其实不懂。tā zǒng ài chěng néng qí shí bù dǒng
He always likes to show off, but he actually doesn't understand.
他喜欢出风头，在朋友面前炫耀新车。tā xǐ huān chū fēng tou zài péng yǒu miàn qián xuàn yào xīn chē
He likes to show off, boasting about his new car in front of his friends.