夸张 kuāzhāng▶ exagerar

Stroke order

夸张 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 夸 — 6 strokes
• 张 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. to exaggerate
2. overstated; exaggerated
3. hyperbole
4. (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous

Related words

• 夸jactarse, alabar
• 主张opinión
• 慌张agitado, nervioso
• 扩张expandir; extender
• 紧张Nervioso
• 东张西望Mirar alrededor

夸张 is pronounced kuāzhāng and means “exagerar”. HSK 5 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 夸张 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.