标榜

標榜

biāobǎng

verb HSK 7 #28,224

Meanings

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

Characters

mark; sign; standard

list; placard; notice board

Examples

他总是标榜自己很公正。

Tā zǒngshì biāobǎng zìjǐ hěn gōngzhèng.

He always professes to be fair.

这家公司标榜绿色环保。

Zhè jiā gōngsī biāobǎng lǜsè huánbǎo.

This company flaunts its green environmental credentials.

他们标榜的自由并不是真正的自由。

Tāmen biāobǎng de zìyóu bìng bùshì zhēnzhèng de zìyóu.

The freedom they profess is not real freedom.

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

标 biāo

榜 bǎng