说谎

說謊

shuōhuǎng

verb HSK 7-9 #1,367

Meanings

1 to lie
2 to tell a lie

Characters

to say; to speak

Examples

HSK 1

你在说谎！

Nǐ zài shuōhuǎng!

You're lying!

HSK 7-9

他从来不说谎。

Tā cóngláibù shuōhuǎng.

He never lies.

Tips

grammar

说谎 is a verb-object compound. To say 'told a lie,' separate it: 说了一个谎. You cannot say 说谎了一个.

usage

说谎 is direct and blunt. A softer way to accuse someone is 你说的不是真的 (what you said isn't true).

Stroke Order

说 shuō

谎 huǎng