magnify; exaggerate
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to magnify; to exaggerate; to overstate
literaryLiterary register. Often used in the set phrases 张大其事 and 张大其词. Implies making something appear larger or more significant than it actually is.
Tā他
zǒng总
xǐ喜
huan欢
zhāng张
dà大
qí其
shì事
，
bǎ把
xiǎo小
shì事
shuō说
chéng成
dà大
shì事
。
He always likes to exaggerate matters, turning small issues into big ones.
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
dào道
yǒu有
zhāng张
dà大
qí其
cí词
de的
xián嫌
yí疑
，
bù不
gòu够
kè客
guān观
。
This report is suspected of exaggerating and lacks objectivity.
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Shuō说
huà话
yào要
shí实
shì事
qiú求
shì是
，
qiè切
bù不
kě可
zhāng张
dà大
qí其
cí词
。
When speaking, one must seek truth from facts and must never exaggerate.