铺张

鋪張

pūzhāng

adjective #32,095

Meanings

1 extravagant
2 ostentatious
3 showy

Characters

to spread out / lay out

to stretch / open up

Examples

婚礼太铺张了。

Hūnlǐ tài pūzhāng le.

The wedding was too extravagant.

请不要铺张浪费。

Qǐng bùyào pūzhāng làngfèi.

Please don't be wasteful and ostentatious.

他过着铺张的生活。

Tā guò zhe pūzhāng de shēnghuó.

He leads an extravagant lifestyle.

Tips

usage

铺张 almost always carries a negative tone — it's the wasteful, show-off kind of lavishness. The fixed phrase 铺张浪费 (pūzhāng làngfèi, 'extravagance and waste') is a stock criticism in official anti-corruption rhetoric.

Stroke Order

铺 pù

张 zhāng