夸张
kuā zhāng
Pinyin

Definition

夸张
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kuā zhāng
  1. to exaggerate
  2. overstated
  3. exaggerated
  4. hyperbole
  5. (coll.) excessive
  6. ridiculous
  7. outrageous

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

张
Zhāng
  1. 1 surname Zhang
紧张
jǐn zhāng
  1. 1 nervous
  2. 2 keyed up
  3. 3 intense
  4. 4 tense
  5. 5 strained
  6. 6 in short supply
  7. 7 scarce
  8. 8 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
主张
zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to advocate
  2. 2 to stand for
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 position
  5. 5 stand
  6. 6 proposition
  7. 7 viewpoint
  8. 8 assertion
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
嚣张
xiāo zhāng
  1. 1 rampant
  2. 2 unbridled
  3. 3 arrogant
  4. 4 aggressive
张口
zhāng kǒu
  1. 1 to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
  2. 2 to gape
  3. 3 to start talking (esp. to make a request)
张国荣
Zhāng Guó róng
  1. 1 Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
张学友
Zhāng Xué yǒu
  1. 1 Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
张家界
Zhāng jiā jiè
  1. 1 Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Dà yōng]
张居正
Zhāng Jū zhèng
  1. 1 Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
张惠妹
Zhāng Huì mèi
  1. 1 A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
张爱玲
Zhāng Ài líng
  1. 1 Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
张扬
Zhāng Yáng
  1. 1 Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
张望
zhāng wàng
  1. 1 to look around
  2. 2 to peep (through a crack)
  3. 3 to peer at
  4. 4 to throw a look at
张柏芝
Zhāng Bó zhī
  1. 1 Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张罗
zhāng luo
  1. 1 to take care of
  2. 2 to raise money
  3. 3 to attend to (guests, customers etc)
张艺谋
Zhāng Yì móu
  1. 1 Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
张开
zhāng kāi
  1. 1 to open up
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to extend
张韶涵
Zhāng Sháo hán
  1. 1 Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
张飞
Zhāng Fēi
  1. 1 Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine

Idioms (20)

做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
大张挞伐
dà zhāng tà fá
  1. 1 to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
  2. 2 to roundly condemn
  3. 3 to castigate
大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì
  1. 1 to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
  1. 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
  2. 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3 to confuse one thing with another
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
  1. 1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
  2. 2 gaping and speechless
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
  1. 1 panic-stricken (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in a flustered state
  3. 3 also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhāng huáng shī cuò]
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
  1. 1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
  2. 2 fig. an impossible combination
  3. 3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
有宝何必人前夸
yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā
  1. 1 There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
  1. 1 to look in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 to glance around
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
纲举目张
gāng jǔ mù zhāng
  1. 1 if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
  2. 2 take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
  3. 3 (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
自作主张
zì zuò zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative
血脉偾张
xuè mài fèn zhāng
  1. 1 lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one's blood runs quicker
  3. 3 to be excited

Sample Sentences

哪有那么夸张，你昨天晚上就跟我去吃饭了不是吗？
nǎyǒu nàme kuāzhāng ，nǐ zuótiān wǎnshang jiù gēn wǒ qù chīfàn le bùshìma ？
Don't exaggerate! You went to eat with me last night, no?
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得得得，走火入魔了吧，真受不了你，免税店都是大牌奢侈品，价位夸张，纯属铺张浪费，我实在是无法苟同。
děi děi děi ，zǒuhuǒrùmó le ba ，zhēn shòubùliǎo nǐ ，miǎn shuì diàn dōu shì dàpái shēchǐpǐn ，jiàwèi kuāzhāng ，chúnshǔ pūzhānglàngfèi ，wǒ shízài shì wúfǎ gǒutóng 。
OK, OK, you're obsessed. I can't stand it anymore. Duty-free stores are all big brand luxury goods, with inflated prices, it's completely extravagant. I really can't agree with you on this.
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嗨，我就是夸张一下而已，他如果真蠢到把厨房给炸了，二话不说，我铁定跟他离，不过我可是再也不会让他进厨房了。费口舌不说还一肚子气。
hāi ，wǒ jiùshì kuāzhāng yīxià éryǐ ，tā rúguǒ zhēn chǔn dào bǎ chúfáng gěi zhà le ，èrhuàbùshuō ，wǒ tiědìng gēn tā lí ，bùguò wǒ kě shì zàiyěbùhuì ràng tā jìn chúfáng le 。fèi kǒushé bù shuō hái yīdùziqì 。
Hm, I was just exaggerating. If he was really stupid enough to explode the kitchen, I wouldn't hesitate to divorce him for sure, but I'll never let him into the kitchen again. I was so angry, not to mention the futile argument.
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哎呦喂，有必要这么夸张吗你！都爬凳子上了，拜托你别跟个猴似的上蹿下跳，猴年都过啦！
āiyōu wéi ，yǒu bìyào zhème kuāzhāng ma nǐ ！dōu pá dèngzi shàng le ，bàituō nǐ bié gēn gè hóu shìde shàngcuānxiàtiào ，hóunián dōu guò la ！
Oh gosh, do you have to be so over the top? You've already climbed up on your chair. Please stop leaping up and down like a monkey,
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有这么夸张啊，看来你的偏科情况很严重啊。
yǒu zhème kuāzhāng ā ，kànlai nǐ de piānkē qíngkuàng hěn yánzhòng ā 。
It was so bad? It sounds like you are quite seriously unbalanced across different subjects.
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有这么夸张吗？我们从小到大看的恐怖片还少吗？
yǒu zhème kuāzhāng ma ？wǒmen cóngxiǎodàodà kàn de kǒngbùpiānr hái shǎo ma ？
Was it really that scary? Haven't we seen a lot of horror films growing up?
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啧啧啧，刚刚在外面看到广告，说保护视力要从六岁开始，太夸张了吧。
zé zé zé ，gānggang zài wàimiàn kàndào guǎnggào ，shuō bǎohù shìlì yào cóng liù suì kāishǐ ，tài kuāzhāng le ba 。
Hey, I just saw an advertisement outside, stating to protect one’s eyesight from the age of six. This is an exaggeration.
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也没有这么夸张啦，顶多就是生活不方便罢了，除非电话、网络都断了才能算是回到史前时代，哈哈哈！
yěméiyǒu zhème kuāzhāng la ，dǐngduō jiùshì shēnghuó bùfāngbiàn bàle ，chúfēi diànhuà 、wǎngluò dōu duàn le cáinéng suàn shì huí dào shǐqián shídài ，hā hā hā ！
It's not that bad! At most, it's a little inconvenient. It's only the dark ages when we lose our internet and phone connection...Hahaha!
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怎么回事怎么回事啊你，一个女生笑得这么夸张对吗？
zěnmehuíshì zěnmehuíshì ā nǐ ，yī gè nǚshēng xiào de zhème kuāzhāng duì ma ？
What's up with you? Is it appropriate for a girl to laugh in such an exaggerated fashion?
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说常常也太夸张，我顶多偶尔会睡吧。
shuō chángcháng yě tài kuāzhāng ，wǒ dǐngduō ǒuěr huì shuì ba 。
Saying often is a bit much, at most I occasionally fall asleep.
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