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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 言过其实

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
言过其实 yán guò qí shí - (idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 32,049 59,386 62,697

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yán- words
- speech
- to say
- to talk
guō- surname Guo
guò- to cross
- to go over
- to pass (time)
- to celebrate (a holiday)
- to live
- to get along
- excessively
- too-
guo- (experienced action marker)
- his
- her
- its
- their
- that
- such
- it (refers to sth preceding it)
shí- real
- true
- honest
- really
- solid
- fruit
- seed
- definitely

Other Words Containing 言过其实

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
言过其实 - - 32,049 59,386 62,697