哗众取宠

嘩眾取寵
huázhòng-qǔchǒng
idiom #23,422

Meanings

  1. 1 to play to the gallery
  2. 2 grandstanding
  3. 3 to sensationalise in order to please the crowd
  4. 4 demagogy

Examples

HSK 6
Zhēnzhèng de lǐngxiù bù xūyào huázhòng-qǔchǒng lái yíngdé zhīchí.
A true leader does not need to play to the gallery to win support.
HSK 7-9
Tā de fāyán bùguò shì huázhòng-qǔchǒng, méiyǒu shízhì nèiróng.
His speech was nothing but grandstanding - it had no real substance.

Tips

memory
= clamour, noise, = crowd, = to seek or gain, = favour or affection. Literally: 'make noise at the crowd to gain their favour' - a perfect picture of a demagogue or attention-seeker performing for applause rather than speaking truth.

Stroke Order

huā
zhòng
chǒng