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sensational; exaggerated to scare people

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 24826th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

Characters

Character Meaning
towering; to raise up; to shrug
person; people; man
to listen; to hear; to obey
to hear; to smell; news