# 夸大 (kuādà): to exaggerate | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-7817
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:51:28.519Z
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Learn 夸大 (kuādà), HSK 7-9: to exaggerate; to overstate. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 夸大

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kuādà

to exaggerate; to overstate

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

kuādà

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## Example sentence

他总喜欢夸大自己的成绩，这让同事很不信任他。

Tā zǒng xǐhuān kuādà zìjǐ de chéngjì, zhè ràng tóngshì hěn bù xìnrèn tā.

He always likes to exaggerate his own achievements, which makes his colleagues distrust him.

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