道听途说

道聽途說
dàotīng-túshuō
idiom #19,451

Meanings

  1. 1 hearsay
  2. 2 rumor
  3. 3 gossip

Examples

HSK 3
Bùyào qīngxìn dàotīngtúshuō de xiāoxi.
Don't easily believe rumored news.
HSK 7-9
Zhèxiē dōu shì dàotīngtúshuō, bùnéng dàngzhēn.
These are all hearsay and shouldn't be taken seriously.

Tips

history
From the Analects of Confucius (《论语·阳货》): 子曰:'道听而途说,德之弃也。' - The Master said: 'To hear on the road and repeat on the path - this is the abandonment of virtue.' Confucius condemned spreading unverified information.

Stroke Order

dào
tīng
shuō