sǒng
rén
tīng
wén

idiom
common

Meaning of 耸人听闻

耸人听闻 means to deliberately sensationalize or exaggerate in order to shock people. Pronounced sǒng rén tīng wén.

  • to deliberately sensationalize or exaggerate in order to shock people

Definitions & Examples

Yǒu
xiē
xiǎo
bào
wèi
le
xiāo
liàng
 
jīng
cháng
sǒng
rén
tīng
wén
de
bào
dào
celebrity
fēic
wéne
 l
 e
 b
 r
 i
 t
 y
 
 
 
 

Some tabloids often sensationalize celebrity gossip to boost sales.

Zhè
piān
bào
dào
chún
shǔ
sǒng
rén
tīng
wén
 
háo
shì
shí
gēn
 

This report is pure sensationalism without any factual basis whatsoever.

shuō
huà
zǒng
shì
sǒng
rén
tīng
wén
 
jiā
jīng
xiāng
xìn
le
 

He always exaggerates to shock people, and no one believes him anymore.

yào
sǒng
rén
tīng
wén
 
qǐng
guān
shì
shí
wéi
 

Don't sensationalize; please base your statements on objective facts.