kuā zhāng

Traditional: 誇張

HSK 7–9

夸张 (kuā zhāng) is a Chinese word meaning “to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole”.

Meanings

  1. 1to exaggerate
  2. 2overstated; exaggerated
  3. 3hyperbole
  4. 4(coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
Part of speech
adjective, noun

Characters in 夸张

夸kuā · used in transliteration张zhāng · to open up

Related words

张to open up张surname Zhang紧张nervous张开to open up夸used in transliteration夸to boast; to exaggerate夸奖to praise开张to open a business主张to advocate伸张to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)虚张声势(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength扩张expansion

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