Chinese word

胡扯

Pronunciation

Pinyinhú chě

Meaning

  • verbtalk nonsense

Example

你别再胡扯了。nǐ bié zài hú chě le

Stop talking nonsense.

Illustration for 胡扯 (talk nonsense)

More examples

他喝多了就在酒桌上胡扯。tā hē duō le jiù zài jiǔ zhuō shàng hú chě

When he drank too much, he talked nonsense at the dinner table.

Core concept

Speech that pulls away from facts into exaggeration or invention.

Common phrases

  • 别胡扯了bié hú chě le

    stop talking nonsense

  • 胡扯一通hú chě yí tòng

    talk a load of nonsense

  • 胡扯没完没了hú chě méi wán méi liǎo

    keep talking nonsense endlessly

Similar words

胡说hú shuō: Talking in a way that goes against facts or reason and sounds like nonsense.
瞎说xiā shuō: Making unsupported statements based only on a passing thought.
吹牛chuī niú: Making exaggerated claims about oneself to create a better impression.
撒谎sā huǎng: Knowingly stating something false instead of the truth.

Definition in Chinese

口语里用来表示说没有事实根据、夸大或乱说话的动词，常带责备语气。kóu yǔ lǐ yòng lái biǎo shì shuō méi yǒu shì shí gēn jù kuā dà huò luàn shuō huà de dòng cí cháng dài zé bèi yǔ qì

Word origin

The compound pairs 胡 (hú, "reckless") with 扯 (chě, "pull"), giving the image of pulling speech loose from a sound basis.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this informal verb often appears in a negative command and can sound sharply critical or playfully teasing, depending on tone and context.

Other meanings

  • make things upverb
  • ramble onverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 胡扯儿hú chěrsay silly thingsverb

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