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夸张

kuāzhāng

exaggerated

A person spreads arms impossibly wide to show a tiny fish
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Characters in this word

夸 kuā

Strokes
6
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
大 big, great, vast, high, deep 亏 to lose, to fail
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

张 zhāng

Strokes
7
Radical
弓 — bow
Made of
弓 bow 长 long, lasting
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他的表达有些夸张,但问题本身确实值得重视。 Tā de biǎodá yǒuxiē kuāzhāng, dàn wèntí běnshēn quèshí zhíde zhòngshì. His way of putting it is a little exaggerated, but the problem itself really deserves attention.
  • 这个广告说得太夸张了,我一点也不相信。 Zhège guǎnggào shuō de tài kuāzhāng le, wǒ yìdiǎn yě bù xiāngxìn. This advert is too exaggerated, and I don't believe it at all.
  • 他笑得很夸张,连眼泪都流出来了。 Tā xiào de hěn kuāzhāng, lián yǎnlèi dōu liú chūlái le. He laughed so theatrically that tears even came out.

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