Definition & Meaning

embellish (a story); add highly coloured details to (a story); add branches and leaves to (a tree); add colour and emphasis to (a narration)

tiān zhī jiā yè

添 枝 加 叶

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derogembellish (a story); add highly coloured details to (a story); add branches and leaves to (a tree); add colour and emphasis to (a narration)
- nǐ bù yào tiān zhī jiā yè
  你不要添枝加叶。
  You don't embroider it.
- jiāng shì shí tiān zhī jiā yè
  将事实添枝加叶
  embroider facts
- tā wéi rào zhè ge zhǔ tí tiān zhī jiā yè de shuō le dà yuē fēn zhōng
  她围绕这个主题添枝加叶地说了大约10分钟。
  She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes.
- tā zǒng ài tiān zhī jiā yè bǎ gù shi jiǎng de gèng yǒu qù
  他总爱添枝加叶，把故事讲得更有趣。
  He always exaggerates to make his stories more amusing.
synonym
tiān yóu jiā cù添油加醋 tiān zhī jiē yè添枝接叶 yǒu zhī tiān yè有枝添叶 tiān zhī zēng yè添枝增叶
antonym
shí shì qiú shì实事求是

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