# 夸张 (kuāzhāng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 夸张 (kuāzhāng) means “to exaggerate; overstated; hyperbole”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to exaggerate; overstated; hyperbole
- Pinyin: kuāzhāng (kua1 zhang1)
- Traditional: 誇張
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他说话总是喜欢夸张。
  Tā shuōhuà zǒngshì xǐhuan kuāzhāng.
  He always likes to exaggerate when he speaks.

## Characters

- [夸](https://hanziro.com/word/kua-praise/) (kuā): to praise; to boast
- [张](https://hanziro.com/word/zhang-flat-items/) (zhāng): (measure word) for flat items

https://hanziro.com/word/kua-zhang-exaggerate/

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