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胡扯

hú chě · hu che

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to chatter
  2. nonsense
  3. blather
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In a conversation

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A dragon at the lake

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)看到(kàndào)一条(yītiáo)龙(lóng)！

    I saw a dragon yesterday!

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)胡扯(húchě)了(le)，哪有(nǎyǒu)龙(lóng)？

    Stop talking nonsense. Where would a dragon be?

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)，我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)胡扯(húchě)！

    Really, I am not talking nonsense!

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)拍照(pāizhào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Then did you take a photo?

  5. Liangliang

    拍了(pāile)，你看(nǐkàn)，这(zhè)是(shì)龙舟(lóngzhōu)！

    I did. Look, this is a dragon boat!

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)胡扯(húchě)！龙舟(lóngzhōu)不是(bùshì)龙(lóng)！

    That is exactly nonsense! A dragon boat is not a dragon!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)胡(hú)扯(chě)了(le)，快(kuài)把(bǎ)真(zhēn)实(shí)情(qíng)况(kuàng)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)。

Stop talking nonsense and tell me the real situation quickly.

02

他(tā)喝(hē)多(duō)了(le)就(jiù)爱(ài)胡(hú)扯(chě)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)没(méi)当(dàng)真(zhēn)。

When he drinks too much he loves to talk nonsense, and nobody took it seriously.

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