夸
张

To exaggerate in Chinese: 夸张 (kuā zhāng)

kuā zhāng

to exaggerate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 誇張1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to exaggerate
  2. 2overstated
  3. 3exaggerated
  4. 4hyperbole
  5. 5(coll.) excessive
  6. 6ridiculous
  7. 7outrageous

Stroke order

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夸
张

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ㄎㄨㄚ

kuā

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄓㄤ

zhāng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

夸张

Simplified

誇張

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他说的太夸张了，我不太相信。

    tā shuō de tài kuā zhāng le， wǒ bú tài xiāng xìn。

    What he said was too exaggerated; I don't quite believe it.

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Related words

张

zhāng

to open up

夸

kuā

to boast

紧张

jǐn zhāng

nervous

慌张

huāng zhāng

flustered

主张

zhǔ zhāng

to advocate

开张

kāi zhāng

to open a business

夸大

kuā dà

to exaggerate

夸奖

kuā jiǎng

to praise

夸耀

kuā yào

to brag about

扩张

kuò zhāng

expansion

伸张

shēn zhāng

to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)

张贴

zhāng tiē

to post (a notice)

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