耸人听闻
(聳人聽聞)to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
Example Sentences
听到这个耸人听闻的消息,大家全都半信半疑,不敢轻易相信。
tīng dào zhè ge sǒng rén tīng wén de xiāo xī, dà jiā quán dōu bàn xìn bàn yí, bù gǎn qīng yì xiāng xìn.
After hearing this sensational news, everyone was dubious and did not dare to believe it easily.
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