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瞎说

xiā shuō · xia shuo

Traditional 瞎說

Meaning

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  1. to talk drivel
  2. to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact
  3. not to know what one is talking about
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Snow today?

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)听说(tīngshuō)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)下雪(xiàxuě)。

    I heard it will snow today.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)别(bié)瞎说(xiāshuō)，今天(jīntiān)二十五度(èrshíwǔdù)！

    Don't talk nonsense. It is 25 degrees today!

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)瞎说(xiāshuō)，手机上(shǒujīshàng)写着(xiězhe)呢(ne)。

    I am not talking nonsense. It says so on my phone.

  4. Liangliang

    我看看(wǒkànkan)……这是(zhèshì)哈尔滨(hāěrbīn)的(de)天气(tiānqì)。

    Let me see... this is the weather in Harbin.

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)是(shì)看错了(kàncuòle)城市(chéngshì)，不是(bùshì)瞎说(xiāshuō)。

    Okay, I misread the city. I was not talking nonsense.

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01

不(bú)是(shì)瞎(xiā)说(shuō)，我(wǒ)这(zhè)份(fèn)工(gōng)作(zuò)真(zhēn)是(shì)没(méi)劲(jìn)！

Do not talk nonsense, My job is very boring!

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Aharlekyn · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)别(bié)瞎(xiā)说(shuō)，事(shì)情(qing)根(gēn)本(běn)不(bú)是(shì)那(nà)样(yàng)的(de)。

Don't talk nonsense; that's not how things are at all.

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