xuàn
verb/adjective #7,762

Meanings

  1. 1 to show off; to flaunt; dazzling; flashy

Examples

Tā zǒng xǐhuān xuànfù.
He always likes to show off his wealth.
Zhège tèxiào tài xuàn le!
These special effects are so dazzling!
Bié zài péngyouquān xuàn le.
Stop showing off on social media.

Tips

usage
is very common in internet slang. (xuànfù) means to flaunt wealth. (xuànkù) means 'flashy and cool.' As an adjective, alone is slang for 'cool' or 'awesome.'
history
Originally meant 'bright and dazzling light' (from the fire radical ). The modern sense of 'showing off' evolved from the idea of being blindingly flashy.

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