扯谎

扯謊

chěhuǎng

verb #17,202

Meanings

1 to tell a lie
2 to lie

Characters

to pull; to tear; to talk nonsense

Literally 'to pull/spin a lie.'

Examples

他从来不扯谎。

Tā cónglái bù chěhuǎng.

He never tells lies.

别扯谎了，我都知道了。

Bié chěhuǎng le, wǒ dōu zhīdào le.

Stop lying, I already know everything.

Tips

usage

扯谎 is more colloquial than 撒谎 (sāhuǎng), which is the standard word for 'to lie.' 扯谎 has a slightly more dismissive tone, like 'spinning yarns.'

Stroke Order

扯 chě

谎 huǎng