誇張

See also: 夸张

Chinese
to boast (a measure word); surname; open up
trad. (誇張) 誇 張
simp. (夸张) 夸 张

Pronunciation

Verb

誇張

  1. to exaggerate; to overstate

Synonyms

Adjective

誇張

  1. exaggerated; overstated; over-the-top
    沒那麼誇張吧。／没那么夸张吧。  ―  Méi nàme kuāzhāng ba.  ―  It can't be that over-the-top surely.
    使唔使咁誇張呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
    使唔使咁夸张呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]
    sai2 m4 sai2 gam3 kwaa1 zoeng1 aa3? [Jyutping]
    Surely you are exaggerating things!
    有冇咁誇張！／有冇咁夸张！ [Cantonese]  ―  jau5 mou5 gam3 kwaa1 zoeng1! [Jyutping]  ―  Surely that's a bit too much?

Noun

誇張

  1. (rhetoric) exaggeration; hyperbole

Derived terms
  • 誇張其辭／夸张其辞
  • 誇張法／夸张法

Japanese
Kanji in this term
誇 張
こ
Grade: S		 ちょう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) こちょー [kòchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ko̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

    Noun

    誇(こ)張(ちょう) • (kochō) 

    1. exaggeration

    Antonyms

    Verb

    誇(こ)張(ちょう)する • (kochō suru) transitive suru (stem 誇(こ)張(ちょう)し (kochō shi), past 誇(こ)張(ちょう)した (kochō shita))

    1. to exaggerate

    Conjugation
    Conjugation of "誇張する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
    Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
    Mizenkei ("imperfective") 誇張し こちょうし kochō shi
    Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 誇張し こちょうし kochō shi
    Shūshikei ("terminal") 誇張する こちょうする kochō suru
    Rentaikei ("attributive") 誇張する こちょうする kochō suru
    Kateikei ("hypothetical") 誇張すれ こちょうすれ kochō sure
    Meireikei ("imperative") 誇張せよ¹
    誇張しろ²    		 こちょうせよ¹
    こちょうしろ²    		 kochō seyo¹
    kochō shiro²
    Key constructions
    Passive 誇張される こちょうされる kochō sareru
    Causative 誇張させる
    誇張さす    		 こちょうさせる
    こちょうさす    		 kochō saseru
    kochō sasu
    Potential 誇張できる こちょうできる kochō dekiru
    Volitional 誇張しよう こちょうしよう kochō shiyō
    Negative 誇張しない こちょうしない kochō shinai
    Negative continuative 誇張せず こちょうせず kochō sezu
    Formal 誇張します こちょうします kochō shimasu
    Perfective 誇張した こちょうした kochō shita
    Conjunctive 誇張して こちょうして kochō shite
    Hypothetical conditional 誇張すれば こちょうすれば kochō sureba
    ¹ Written imperative

    ² Spoken imperative

    References
    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    誇張

    Noun

    誇張 • (gwajang) (hangeul 과장)

    1. Hanja form? of 과장 (“exaggeration”).

    Vietnamese
    Hán tự in this term
    誇張

    Noun

    誇張

    1. chữ Hán form of khoa trương (“exaggeration; overstatement”).

    Verb

    誇張

    1. chữ Hán form of khoa trương (“to boast; to brag; to exaggerate; to overstate”).

    Adjective

    誇張

    1. chữ Hán form of khoa trương (“exaggerated; overstated”).
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