夸张

kuāzhāng

HSK 6

夸张 — kuāzhāng

1. to exaggerate; to overstate

   他夸张了事实。 tā kuāzhāng liǎo shìshí — He exaggerated the facts.

2. exaggerated; overstated; ridiculous; outrageous

   他的反应很夸张。 tā de fǎnyìng hěn kuāzhāng — His reaction is exaggerated.

3. hyperbole; an exaggeration used as a rhetorical device

   夸张是常见的修辞手法。 kuāzhāng shì chángjiàn de xiūcíshǒufǎ — Hyperbole is a common rhetorical device.