胡
说

To talk nonsense in Chinese: 胡说 (hú shuō)

hú shuō

to talk nonsense

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 胡說2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to talk nonsense
  2. 2drivel

Stroke order

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胡
说

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄨˊ

hú

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄨㄛ

shuō

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

胡说

Simplified

胡說

Traditional

Example sentences

See 胡说 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你别胡说！

    nǐ bié hú shuō！

    Don't speak nonsense!

  • 他胡说八道。

    tā hú shuō bā dào。

    He is talking nonsense.

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Related words

说

shuō

to speak

说话

shuō huà

to speak

说明

shuō míng

to explain

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

传说

chuán shuō

legend

胡同

hú tòng

lane

胡须

hú xū

beard

据说

jù shuō

it is said that

说服

shuō fú

to persuade

听说

tīng shuō

to hear (sth said)

胡子

hú zi

beard

说法

shuō fǎ

to expound Buddhist teachings

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