夸张
Old HSK 5
夸张 (kuāzhāng) · to exaggerate
夸张 (kuāzhāng) means “to exaggerate; exaggerated”. It is written with 2 characters: 夸 (to praise) + 张 (measure word for flat things). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 夸张 is built
The characters
夸 kuā · to praise
What 夸 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 亏kuī — to lose
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
张 zhāng · measure word for flat things
What 张 is made of
- 弓gōng — bow
- 长zhǎng — long
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 弓 gives the meaning, 长 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你说得太夸张了。Nǐ shuō de tài kuāzhāng le.You are exaggerating too much.
她穿得有点儿夸张。Tā chuān de yǒudiǎnr kuāzhāng.Her outfit is a bit over the top.
Questions about 夸张
What does 夸张 mean?
夸张 (kuāzhāng) means “to exaggerate; exaggerated”.
How do you pronounce 夸张?
夸张 is pronounced kuāzhāng.
Which HSK level is 夸张?
夸张 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 夸kuāto praise
- 紧张jǐnzhāngnervous
- 主张zhǔzhāngto advocate
- 慌张huāngzhāngflustered
- 东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàngto look around
- 扩张kuòzhāngto expand
- 张zhāngmeasure word for flat things
Learn 夸张 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 57: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.