耸人听闻 Traditional 聳人聽聞 sǒng rén tīng wén 🔊 to sensationalize (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings sǒng rén tīng wén 聳人聽聞 to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people Its characters 耸sǒngto exciteHSK 7–9人rénperson; peopleHSK 1听tīngto listenHSK 1闻wénto hearHSK 4