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废话

fèi huà · fei hua

Traditional 廢話

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words
  2. You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
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No kidding, it's cold

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，今天(jīntiān)零下(língxià)五度(wǔdù)，真(zhēn)冷(lěng)！

    Dengdeng, it's five below zero today. So cold!

  2. Dengdeng

    废话(fèihuà)，现在(xiànzài)是(shì)一月(yīyuè)嘛(ma)。

    No kidding, it's January.

  3. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)不(bù)说(shuō)废话(fèihuà)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)吃(chī)热(rè)的(de)吧(ba)！

    Fine, I'll stop talking nonsense. Let's go eat something hot!

  4. Dengdeng

    前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)，走(zǒu)！

    There are roasted sweet potatoes ahead. Let's go!

  5. Liangliang

    烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)！这句(zhèjù)才(cái)不是(bùshì)废话(fèihuà)！

    Roasted sweet potatoes! That line is no nonsense!

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2 examples
01

别(bié)说(shuō)废(fèi)话(huà)了(le)，你(nǐ)知(zhī)道(dào)那(nà)是(shì)不(bù)可(kě)能(néng)的(de)。

Don't talk nonsense, you know that's impossible.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by Shishir · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)讲(jiǎng)了(le)半(bàn)天(tiān)废(fèi)话(huà)，一(yí)句(jù)有(yǒu)用(yòng)的(de)都(dōu)没(méi)有(yǒu)。

He talked nonsense for ages, and not a single useful word.

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