虚张声势 / 虛張聲勢

xū zhāng shēng shì

Meaning

• to bluff · to bluster · to make an empty show of strength

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Example sentences

• 汤姆在虚张声势。

  湯姆在虛張聲勢。

  tāng mǔ zài xū zhāng shēng shì。

  Tom is bluffing.

• 花子虚张声势。

  花子虛張聲勢。

  huā zi xū zhāng shēng shì。

  Hanako was just bluffing.

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