夸大

誇大

kuādà

verb HSK 7-9 #12,232

Meanings

1 to exaggerate
2 to overstate
3 to magnify

Characters

to exaggerate; to boast

Examples

他总是夸大事情的严重性。

Tā zǒngshì kuādà shìqíng de yánzhòngxìng.

He always exaggerates the seriousness of things.

媒体夸大了这件事的影响。

Méitǐ kuādà le zhè jiàn shì de yǐngxiǎng.

The media exaggerated the impact of this event.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 夸大其词 (kuādà qící, to exaggerate in one's words), 夸大事实 (kuādà shìshí, to exaggerate the facts).

Stroke Order

夸 kuā

大 dà