| 称赞 | chēng zàn | to praise / to acclaim / to commend / to compliment |   |
| 夸奖 | kuā jiǎng | to praise / to applaud / to compliment | |
| 恭维 | gōng wei | to praise / to speak highly of / compliment / praise | |
| 称扬 | chēng yáng | to praise / to compliment | |
| 夸称 | kuā chēng | to praise / to acclaim / to commend / to compliment | |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment | |
| 回敬 | huí jìng | to return a compliment / to give sth in return | |
| 肥头大耳 | féi tóu dà ěr | robust and prosperous (a compliment in former times) / fat person (modern) | |
| 回奉 | huí fèng | to return a compliment / to give a return present | |
| 早生贵子 | zǎo shēng guì zǐ | give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds) | |
| 基操勿6 | jī cāo wù liù | (Internet slang) it's nothing, there's no need to compliment | |
| 说你胖你就喘 | shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn | lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed | |
