夸张 meaning in English
to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated
Meaning of 夸张
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kuāzhāng
- to exaggerate
- overstated; exaggerated
- hyperbole
- (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
夸张 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
现在你别夸张了。
Don't exaggerate now.
尤巴有点夸张了。
Yuba is exaggerating.
我也觉得说成「人间地狱」是夸张了点。
I also think 'living hell' is putting it too strongly.
不要再夸张了。
Don't exaggerate.
避免太夸张。
Try to avoid overdoing it.
Stroke order for each character
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夸 kuā · to boast · 6 strokes
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张 zhāng · to open up · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 夸张.
| 紧张 | jǐnzhāng | nervous; keyed up |
| 主张 | zhǔzhāng | to advocate; to stand for |
| 夸奖 | kuājiǎng | to praise; to applaud |
| 扩张 | kuòzhāng | expansion; dilation |
| 开张 | kāizhāng | to open a business; first transaction of a business day |
| 慌张 | huāngzhāng | flustered; agitated |
| 夸大 | kuādà | to exaggerate |
| 张扬 | zhāngyáng | to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open |
| 张贴 | zhāngtiē | to post (a notice); to advertise |
| 伸张 | shēnzhāng | to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote |
| 夸夸其谈 | kuākuā-qítán | (idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air |
| 夸耀 | kuāyào | to brag about; to flaunt |
Questions about 夸张
What does 夸张 mean?
夸张 (kuāzhāng) means "to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated" and is used as a adjective and noun.
How do you write 夸张?
夸张 is made of 2 characters: 夸 (6 strokes), 张 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 夸张 an HSK word?
Yes. 夸张 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 夸张 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 夸张 is written 誇張.