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夸张

kuā zhāng · kua zhang

Traditional 誇張

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to exaggerate
  2. overstated; exaggerated
  3. hyperbole
  4. (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
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Queue of a hundred years

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)排(pái)了(le)一百(yībǎi)年(nián)的(de)队(duì)！

    Yesterday I stood in a queue for a hundred years!

  2. Liangliang

    一百(yībǎi)年(nián)？太(tài)夸张(kuāzhāng)了(le)吧(ba)！

    A hundred years? That is too exaggerated!

  3. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，不(bù)夸张(kuāzhāng)的话(dehuà)，是(shì)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    OK, without exaggerating, two hours.

  4. Liangliang

    两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)也(yě)很(hěn)夸张(kuāzhāng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)排(pái)什么(shénme)？

    Two hours is a lot too. What were you queuing for?

  5. Dengdeng

    一(yī)款(kuǎn)新手机(xīnshǒujī)，排队(páiduì)的(de)人(rén)有(yǒu)几百(jǐbǎi)个(gè)。

    A new phone. Hundreds of people were queuing.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)有点(yǒudiǎn)夸张(kuāzhāng)，下次(xiàcì)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)。

    That is a bit over the top. Call me next time.

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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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