夸大其词

誇大其詞

kuādà-qící

idiom #18,816

Meanings

1 to exaggerate
2 to overstate
3 to blow things out of proportion

Characters

to exaggerate; to boast

Examples

他总是夸大其词，说话不靠谱。

Tā zǒngshì kuādàqící, shuōhuà búkàopǔ.

He always exaggerates and cannot be relied upon.

记者被指控夸大其词地报道了这件事。

Jìzhě bèi zhǐkòng kuādàqící de bàodào le zhè jiàn shì.

The reporter was accused of exaggerating the story.

Tips

usage

Literally "to exaggerate one's words." Always negative in tone — implies the speaker is making something sound bigger or worse than it really is.

Stroke Order

夸 kuā

大 dà

其 qí

词 cí