下流话

下流話

xiàliúhuà

noun #34,200

Meanings

1 dirty talk
2 obscene language
3 vulgar / lewd remarks

Characters

flow, current, class

Examples

HSK 2

请不要在孩子面前讲下流话。

Qǐng búyào zài háizi miànqián jiǎng xiàliúhuà.

Please don't say obscene things in front of the children.

HSK 5

他喝醉了就开始说下流话。

Tā hē zuì le jiù kāishǐ shuō xiàliúhuà.

Once he gets drunk he starts saying dirty things.

Tips

usage

Typical verbs: 说 / 讲下流话 (to say / tell dirty things). The 下流 part is the value judgment - 下流 ('low-flowing') means morally base, sleazy, vulgar; pair it with 话 (speech) and you get specifically obscene speech, not just rude or angry words.

Stroke Order

下 xià

流 liú

话 huà