说 shuō
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 兑 to exchange
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
说谎
shuōhuǎng
to lie; to tell a lie
Characters in this word
谎 huǎng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 荒 wasteland, desert
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 证人如果在法庭上说谎，不仅会损害案件公正，也可能承担法律责任。 Zhèngrén rúguǒ zài fǎtíng shàng shuōhuǎng, bùjǐn huì sǔnhài ànjiàn gōngzhèng, yě kěnéng chéngdān fǎlǜ zérèn. If a witness lies in court, it will not only damage the fairness of the case but may also lead to legal liability.
- 孩子说谎时，家长不要马上发火。 Háizi shuōhuǎng shí, jiāzhǎng bùyào mǎshàng fāhuǒ. When a child tells a lie, parents shouldn't fly into a rage right away.
- 他不敢再说谎，主动承认了错误。 Tā bùgǎn zài shuōhuǎng, zhǔdòng chéngrènle cuòwù. He no longer dared to lie and confessed his mistake himself.
Related words
- 说 shuō to say, to speak
- 说话 shuōhuà to talk, to speak
- 比如说 bǐrúshuō for example
- 说明 shuōmíng to explain; to show
- 听说 tīngshuō to hear that
- 小说 xiǎoshuō novel
- 传说 chuánshuō legend
- 据说 jùshuō it is said that
- 说不定 shuōbudìng maybe
- 说服 shuōfú to persuade
- 一般来说 yìbānláishuō generally speaking
- 说法 shuōfǎ way of saying something