To lie in Chinese: 说谎 (shuō huǎng)

shuō huǎng

to lie

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 說謊1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lie
  2. 2to tell an untruth

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Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄛ

shuō

/ sh/ u/ o/ first tone

ㄏㄨㄤˇ

huǎng

/ h/ u/ angˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

说谎

Simplified

說謊

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他从来不对朋友说谎。

    tā cóng lái bú duì péng yǒu shuō huǎng。

    He never lies to his friends.

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