说谎 (說謊)
shuō huǎng
Pinyin
Definition
说谎 (說謊)
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- to lie
- to tell an untruth
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不说自明
- 1 self-explanatory
- 2 self-evident (idiom)
二话不说
- 1 not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection
- 2 without demur
但说无妨
- 1 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
光说不做
- 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
- 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
- 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
- 2 to preach what one does not practice
- 3 same as: 光说不做 guāng shuō bù zuò
Sample Sentences
做人要诚实,老一辈的都说说谎是会下地狱、割舌头的。
We need to be honest. Elders always say that people who lie would go to hell and their tongues would be cut.
你不要死鸭子嘴硬了,说谎了还不承认。
Stop being as stubborn as a mule. You lied and denied your mistake.
是吗?说不定他们真的有一腿,只是经纪公司说谎,反正荧光幕前,真真假假谁知道。
Really? Maybe they really did have sex, but the agency is lying about it, as when it comes to television no one really knows what is true and what is false.
那天下有接了生意做不出来还收钱的道理吗?菜做不出来、说谎骗人的是你,我们八个人浪费了一个小时坐在这里,还满肚子气,你做服务业的,好意思收钱?
So there is such a thing as taking an order from someone, not delivering on it and still taking the money? You're the one who didn't bring the dishes and told the lies. The eight of us wasted an hour sitting here, angry as hell. You're in the service industry and you still have the cheek to take our money?
小王从来不说谎话。
Xiao Wang has never lied.
你说谎,你明明就是不想逛。我也没心情了,我们回家吧。
You’re lying! You obviously don’t want to shop. Now I don’t feel like it either. Let’s go home.
他看起来很老实,事实上很爱说谎。
He looks really honest, but in fact, he loves to lie.
他不可能说谎骗人。
He couldn't possibly lie to people.
你说谎。我在酒吧看见你了。
You're lying. I saw you in the bar.