崇洋媚外

chóngyáng-mèiwài

idiom

Meanings

HSK 5

学习外国经验不等于崇洋媚外。

Xuéxí wàiguó jīngyàn bù děngyú chóngyángmèiwài.

Learning from foreign experience is not the same as fawning over the West.

HSK 6

他批评有些人崇洋媚外，看不起国货。

Tā pīpíng yǒuxiē rén chóngyángmèiwài, kànbuqǐ guóhuò.

He criticized those who worship foreign things and look down on domestic products.

Strong pejorative, politically charged. Common in nationalist rhetoric and online debates about imports, language loans, and lifestyle choices.

崇 chóng

洋 yáng

媚 mèi

外 wài