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夸张 kuāzhāng

夸张 kuāzhāng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 夸张 kuāzhāng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kuāzhāng | kua1 zhang1
English translation
to exaggerate
overstated
exaggerated
hyperbole
(coll.) excessive
extreme
ridiculous

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Traditional form

誇張

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 夸张 kuāzhāng

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 夸张 kuāzhāng .

kuā

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

kuī

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

大亏

Number of Strokes

6
Zhāng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of zhāng . Phonosemantic compound. gōng represents the meaning and zhǎng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

cháng

Semantic compound

gōng

Positional decomposition

弓长

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 夸张 kuāzhāng

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lǎo zài zuò xiē 夸张 kuāzhāng de 手势 shǒushì .

She always makes some theatrical gesture.

那位酒吧 jiǔbā 侍者 shì zhě 基普 jī pǔ 拿出 ná chū 夸张 kuāzhāng de Líng rén 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi de 小心 xiǎoxīn 劲儿 jìn r 调制 tiáo zhì zhāo suān liū 溜的花匠 huā jiàng shì hún tián 饮料 yǐnliào .

Skip , the bartender made the sour planters'punch with exaggerated, ironic care.

诸如 zhū rú 凯瑟琳 Kǎi sè lín ·哈姆内特之类 zhī lèi de 叛逆者 pàn nì zhě 以口 chū 大胆 dà dǎn 夸张 kuāzhāng 之词 ér 闻名 wén míng

Rebels like Katharine Hamnett have made a name for bold, declamatory statements.

一下子 yī xià zi 摆出 bǎi chū 一副筋疲力尽 jīn pí lì jìn de 夸张 kuāzhāng 姿势 zīshì

She'd flung herself in a pose of melodramatic exhaustion.

詹姆斯 Zhān mǔ sī ·巴伦献上 xiàn shàng le 一段夸张 kuāzhāng 逗笑 dòu xiào de 表演 biǎoyǎn

James Barron turns in a delightfully camp performance.

夸张 kuāzhāng Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 夸张 kuāzhāng and their own compounds.

夸张 kuāzhāng Compounds

See all 28 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 夸张 kuāzhāng in their composition.

  • kuā
      • huà
    • kuǎ , kuà , kuà , , kuà , , , , kuǎ , páo , kuā , 洿, , , , , , , , , kuā , , , , ,
  • Zhāng
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