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耸人听闻

sǒngréntīngwén

Traditional: 聳人聽聞

to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

Character Breakdown

耸
sǒng
to excite, to urge; to raise; to shrug; lofty, towering
HSK 6
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
听
tīng
to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
HSK 1
闻
wén
news; to hear, to smell; to make known
HSK 3

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