聳人聽聞 sǒng rén tīng wén

sensational; exaggerated to scare people

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
聳 sǒng
towering; to raise up; to shrug
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
聽 tīng
to listen; to hear; to obey
聞 wén
to hear; to smell; news