夸张

kuā zhāng · kua zhang

Traditional 誇張

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)也(yě)觉(jué)得(de)说(shuō)成(chéng)「人(rén)间(jiān)地(dì)狱(yù)」是(shì)夸(kuā)张(zhāng)了(le)点(diǎn)。

I also think 'living hell' is putting it too strongly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)我(wǒ)看(kàn)来(lái),她(tā)有(yǒu)一(yì)种(zhǒng)夸(kuā)张(zhāng)的(de)倾(qīng)向(xiàng)。

It seems to me that she has a tendency to exaggerate.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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