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胡说

胡說
húshuō
verb HSK 7 #2,665

Meanings

  1. 1 to talk nonsense
  2. 2 rubbish
  3. 3 baloney

Examples

别胡说了！
Bié húshuō le!
Stop talking nonsense!
他在胡说八道。
Tā zài húshuō bādào.
He is talking complete rubbish.
你胡说，事情不是这样的。
Nǐ húshuō, shìqing bù shì zhèyàng de.
You're talking nonsense, that's not how it is.

Tips

usage
胡说八道 is the full four-character expression meaning 'to talk utter nonsense'. 胡说 alone is the shortened, more colloquial version.
history
胡 originally referred to northern nomadic peoples. 胡说 literally meant 'barbarian speech' — things that sounded like nonsense to Chinese ears.

Stroke Order

胡 hú
说 shuō