说谎
shuōhuǎngTraditional: 說謊
#1391 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to lie, to tell a lie
Word origin
A verb-object compound of 说 (shuō, to speak) and 谎 (huǎng, a lie), together meaning to speak falsely. Both characters carry the speech radical 讠, and the simplified forms derive from 說 and 謊.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 说 (shuō, to speak) + 谎 (huǎng, a lie)
Stroke order
说
谎
Examples
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He never lies.
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Lying is wrong.
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I know you are lying.
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She lied to protect her friend.
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Lies will be found out sooner or later.
说谎 (shuō huǎng) means to lie or tell a lie. It is used for speaking an untruth, a close synonym of 撒谎.
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