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 ('extravagance and waste') is a stock criticism in official anti-corruption rhetoric.

Stroke Order

铺 pū

张 zhāng