Definition

Examples

• 他总喜欢说些恭维话来讨好上司。
  Tā zǒng xǐhuān shuō xiē gōng wéi huà lái tǎohǎo shàngsi.
  He always likes to say flattering words to curry favor with his boss.
• 这些恭维话听起来很假，我不相信。
  Zhèxiē gōng wéi huà tīng qǐlai hěn jiǎ, wǒ bù xiāngxìn.
  These flattering remarks sound very fake; I don't believe them.
• 不要被别人的恭维话迷惑，要认清自己。
  Bú yào bèi biérén de gōng wéi huà míhuò, yào rèn qīng zìjǐ.
  Don't be fooled by others' flattery; you need to know yourself.