炫富

xuànfù

verb

Meanings

HSK 2

他喜欢在网上炫富。

Tā xǐhuan zài wǎngshàng xuànfù.

He likes to flaunt his wealth online.

HSK 6

她在朋友圈晒名牌包，被网友批评炫富。

Tā zài péngyouquān shài míngpái bāo, bèi wǎngyǒu pīpíng xuànfù.

She posted her designer handbags on WeChat Moments and was criticized online for flaunting her wealth.

usage

炫 "to show off" + 富 "wealth". Showing off by posting online is 晒, literally "to put out in the sun": people 晒 a new car, a pay slip or a holiday.

炫 xuàn

富 fù