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create a great sensation; cause/make a sensation

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sǒng rén tīng wén

耸 人 听 闻

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derogcreate a great sensation; cause/make a sensation
- sǒng rén tīng wén de xiāo xi
  耸人听闻的消息
  sensational news
- zhè bù shì sǒng rén tīng wén ér shì shì shí
  这不是耸人听闻，而是事实。
  This is not alarmist talk, but a fact.
- zhè lèi bào zhǐ dōu shì sǒng rén tīng wén de xīn wén bào dào
  这类报纸都是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
  Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.
- sǒng rén tīng wén de bào dào
  耸人听闻的报道
  sensational report
- sǒng rén tīng wén de liú yán
  耸人听闻的流言
  a sensational rumour
- sǒng rén tīng wén de xīn wén biāo tí
  耸人听闻的新闻标题
  sensational headlines
- tā yǒu shí huì shuō xiē sǒng rén tīng wén de shì
  她有时会说些耸人听闻的事。
  She says the most outrageous things sometimes.
synonym
hài rén tīng wén骇人听闻 hài rén wén tīng骇人闻听

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Note
It's different from "骇人听闻". The content referred to by "骇人听闻" is usually true and credible; the content referred to by "耸人听闻" is exaggerated or even deliberately fabricated.

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