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言过其实
言過其實
yánguòqíshí
1. to exaggerate
2. to overstate the facts

Character Breakdown

言
yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
HSK 4 7 丶
过
guò
pass; to go across, to pass through
HSK 2 6 丶
其
qí
his, her, its, their; that
HSK 3 8 丶
实
shí
real, true; honest, sincere
HSK 3 8 丶

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