胡言

húyán
verb #9,432

Meanings

  1. 1 to talk nonsense; to babble
  2. 2 nonsense; rubbish talk

Examples

HSK 2
Zhèxiē dōu shì húyán, bié xìn.
This is all nonsense, don't believe it.
HSK 5
Tā hē zuì le, kāishǐ húyán.
He got drunk and started babbling.
HSK 6
Nǐ bié húyán-luànyǔ le!
Stop talking nonsense!

Tips

usage
胡言乱语 is the full four-character idiom meaning 'to talk wild nonsense.' 胡言 alone is the shortened version with the same meaning.
history
originally referred to northern nomadic peoples (胡人). 胡说/胡言 literally meant 'barbarian speech' - i.e. incomprehensible talk. The ethnic connotation has faded, and now it simply means 'nonsense.'

Stroke Order

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