kuādàqící

夸大其词

Word · Verb phraseTraditional誇大其詞

exaggerate; overstate

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb phrase

to exaggerate; to overstate the facts; to speak or write in an unrealistic way

neutral

Describes making a situation, problem, or achievement seem more significant or severe than it really is.

Xīn新
wén闻
bào报
dào道
yīng应
gāi该
kè客
guān观
 ,
bù不
néng能
kuā夸
dà大
qí其
cí词
 。

News reports should be objective and not exaggerate.

Tā他
miáo描
shù述
zì自
jǐ己
de的
jīng经
lì历
shí时
yǒu有
xiē些
kuā夸
dà大
qí其
cí词
 。

He exaggerated a bit when describing his experiences.

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Zhè这
ge个
guǎng广
gào告
wèi为
le了
xī吸
yǐn引
gù顾
kè客
ér而
kuā夸
dà大
qí其
cí词
 。

This advertisement exaggerates to attract customers.