辟谣

闢謠

pìyáo

verb #66,295

Meanings

1 to refute a rumor
2 to debunk
3 to deny (a false claim)

Characters

to refute / dispel

Examples

官方已经出来辟谣了。

Guānfāng yǐjīng chūlái pìyáo le.

The authorities have already come out to deny the rumor.

公司发声明辟谣裁员消息。

Gōngsī fā shēngmíng pìyáo cáiyuán xiāoxi.

The company issued a statement denying the layoff rumors.

网上的消息真假难辨，等官方辟谣吧。

Wǎngshàng de xiāoxi zhēnjiǎ nánbiàn, děng guānfāng pìyáo ba.

Online rumors are hard to verify — let's wait for an official denial.

Tips

usage

辟 here reads pì (not pī or bì) and means 'to refute / dispel.' 辟谣 is a staple verb in Chinese news headlines, especially in the phrase 官方辟谣 (official denial).

Stroke Order

辟 pì

谣 yáo