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How to Say ‘To compliment people’ in Simplified Chinese

夸人

kuā rén

[kwah run]

💬 Usage Tip: [夸人] literally means "praise/compliment people," using [人] as a general "people" object. You'll see the same shortcut in words like [骗人] ("deceive people") and [帮人] ("help people").

Phrase Breakdown

kuā

[kwah]

to praise; to compliment

夸 means to compliment someone sincerely, often about looks, style, or personality.

Example

你很会夸别人。

You’re really good at complimenting people.

rén

[run]

person; people

人 means a person or people; in 夸人 it refers to complimenting someone.

Example

他是个很有意思的人。

He’s a very interesting person.

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