言過其實 yán guò qí shí

to exaggerate; to overstate the facts

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

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