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

HSK 4

他总是夸大事情的严重性。

Tā zǒngshì kuādà shìqing de yánzhòngxìng.

He always exaggerates the seriousness of things.

HSK 5

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 (to exaggerate in one's words), 夸大事实 (to exaggerate the facts).

Stroke Order

夸 kuā

大 dà