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HSK
refrigerator / (old) icebox
HSK 4
to be known as; to be nicknamed / to be purportedly / to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *夸* | 夸* | *夸
to boast; to exaggerate / to praise
HSK 7-9
to exaggerate
HSK 7-9
to exaggerate / overstated; exaggerated / hyperbole / (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *戈* | 戈* | *戈
dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞 / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷
refrigerant
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *唐* | 唐* | *唐
to exaggerate / empty / in vain / old variant of
refrigeration / cold storage / to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
rendering (computing) / to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) / to exaggerate / to embellish
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *螟* | 螟* | *螟
boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
exaggeration
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *侈* | 侈* | *侈
extravagant / wasteful / exaggerating
to exaggerate / to boast
(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus)
refrigerated truck or wagon
extraordinary / severe / exaggerated / overstated / fantastic / incredible
to exaggerate / to be boastful / pompous / grandiose
to exaggerate
to cede / cession
geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
lit. to add oil and vinegar (idiom) / fig. to embellish; to exaggerate (a story, a narration etc)
to speak seriously / to exaggerate
(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
to boast / to brag / boastful / exaggerative / pompous / bombastic
(ACG) art of making humorously exaggerated facial expressions (loanword from Japanese 顔芸 "kaogei")
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *躗* | 躗* | *躗
to exaggerate / to fabricate / falsehood
(coll.) (loanword) drama; dramatic; exaggerated
reefer (refrigerated shipping container)
Gera (city in Germany)
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)
refrigerator / CL: 個|个
(particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮)
Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from "smart")
icebox / refrigerator (Hong Kong usage)
to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
(before a two-syllable verb) considerably / greatly (exaggerate) / vehemently (oppose) / severely (punish) / extensively (refurbish) / effusively (praise)
It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously / a fuss about nothing / nothing to write home about
Geraniaceae (the geranium family)
arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
button magnet (to use on whiteboards, refrigerator doors etc)
refrigerant
to launch a satellite / (fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success / (later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims / to talk big
white goods (such as refrigerators and washing machines)
hyperbole / exaggeration
not an exaggeration / not excessive / not wide of the mark
magnificent talk / exaggeration
meat that is not refrigerated after the animal is slaughtered
to extend the scope / to exaggerate
refrigerant
Fitzgerald (name)
to falsely or exaggeratedly label (a product)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *讆* | 讆* | *讆
to exaggerate / incredible
geraniol (chemistry)


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