说谎

shuōhuǎng

Traditional: 說謊

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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

Stroke order for 说

Stroke order for 谎

Examples

He never lies.

Lying is wrong.

I know you are lying.

She lied to protect her friend.

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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