言过其实 yán guò qí shí

to exaggerate; to overstate the facts

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 32577th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to exaggerate
  2. 2. to overstate the facts

Characters

Character Meaning
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
过 guò HSK 2
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
其 qí HSK 3
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
实 shí HSK 3
real; true; really