Chinese word

说谎

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuō huǎng

Meaning

  • verblie

Example

别再说谎了。bié zài shuō huǎng le

Don't lie anymore.

Illustration for 说谎 (lie)

More examples

孩子不应该对父母说谎。hái zi bù yīng gāi duì fù mǔ shuō huǎng

Children should not lie to their parents.

Core concept

Words that deliberately put a false version of reality into another person's mind.

Common phrases

  • 对父母说谎duì fù mǔ shuō huǎng

    lie to your parents

  • 故意说谎gù yì shuō huǎng

    lie on purpose

  • 被发现说谎bèi fā xiàn shuō huǎng

    be found lying

Similar words

撒谎sā huǎng: Saying something untrue in a common, casual way of speaking.
欺骗qī piàn: Deceiving someone with words or actions while keeping the truth hidden.
说假话shuō jiǎ huà: Speaking false information to make another person believe something untrue.
骗人piàn rén: Deceiving someone with words or actions to gain benefit or goodwill.

Definition in Chinese

以言语表述与事实不符的内容，目的是欺骗或隐瞒。yǐ yán yǔ biǎo shù yǔ shì shí bù fú de nèi róng mù dì shì qī piàn huò yǐn mán

Word origin

说谎 (shuōhuǎng, "to lie") combines 说 (shuō, "speak") + 谎 (huǎng, "falsehood"), presenting deception as spoken false words.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, this word marks an intentional act rather than an accidental error, so an incorrect statement is not automatically described this way.

Opposites

  • 说真话shuō zhēn huàtell the truthverb

Related words

  • 说谎者shuō huáng zhěliarnoun

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