撒谎
sāhuǎngTraditional: 撒謊
#1302 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to lie, to tell a lie
Word origin
A verb-object compound of 撒 (sā, to let out, to spread) and 谎 (huǎng, a lie). The simplified 谎 uses the speech radical 讠, derived from the traditional 謊.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 撒 (sā, to let out) + 谎 (huǎng, a lie); 谎 = 讠(speech) + 巟 (huāng, phonetic)
Stroke order
撒
谎
Examples
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Do not lie to me.
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He never tells lies.
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I can tell you are lying.
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Lying will only cost you trust.
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The child lied because he was afraid.
撒谎 (sā huǎng) means to lie or to tell a lie. It is used for deliberately speaking an untruth.
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