标榜

標榜
biāobǎng
verb HSK 7-9 #28,224

Meanings

  1. 1 to flaunt
  2. 2 to advertise
  3. 3 to hold up as
  4. 4 to profess

Examples

HSK 3
Zhèjiā gōngsī biāobǎng lǜsè huánbǎo.
This company flaunts its green environmental credentials.
HSK 3
Tāmen biāobǎng de zìyóu bìngbù shì zhēnzhèng de zìyóu.
The freedom they profess is not real freedom.
HSK 5
Tā zǒngshì biāobǎng zìjǐ hěn gōngzhèng.
He always professes to be fair.

Tips

usage
标榜 almost always carries a negative or skeptical tone - it implies the person is boasting or their claims don't match reality. It's rarely used in a purely positive sense.

Stroke Order

biāo
bǎng