加油添酱 — “To exaggerate or embellish a story with additional details”
加油添酱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exaggerate or embellish a story with additional details”. Often for dramatic effect. Literally, “Add oil and add sauce”.
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加油添酱 Pronunciation and Pinyin
加油添酱 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 加油添酱
他总是喜欢把故事加油添酱地说出来，所以他的话常常需要打个折扣。
He always likes to embellish his stories with extra details, so his words often need to be taken with a grain of salt.
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- jiā加rén人yī一děng等to be superior to others
- jiā加jiǎn减chéng乘chú除the four basic arithmetic operations
- jiā加guān官jìn晋jué爵to be promoted to higher official ranks
- jiā加guān官jìn进wèi位get promoted to a higher official position
- jiā加guān官jìn进jué爵gain promotion and higher rank
- jiā加guān官jìn进lù禄gain promotion and advancement
- jiā加zhī枝tiān添yè叶embellish a story with extra details
- jiā加xù绪hán含róng容achieve more and cultivate magnanimity
- jiā加xī膝zhuì坠quán泉Capricious favoritism or dismissal
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Open the tool →Questions about 加油添酱
What does 加油添酱 mean?
加油添酱 (jiā yóu tiān jiàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exaggerate or embellish a story with additional details”.
How do you pronounce 加油添酱?
加油添酱 is pronounced jiā yóu tiān jiàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 加油添酱 literally mean?
Literally, 加油添酱 means “Add oil and add sauce”. It is used to mean “to exaggerate or embellish a story with additional details”.
What is the Chinese definition of 加油添酱?
为夸张或渲染的需要，在叙事或说话时增添原来没有的内容。同“加油添醋”。