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胡话

hú huà · hu hua

Traditional 胡話

Meaning

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  1. nonsense
  2. ridiculous talk
  3. hogwash
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Twenty kilometres tomorrow

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)要(yào)跑(pǎo)二十(èrshí)公里(gōnglǐ)！

    Tomorrow I'm going to run twenty kilometres!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)别(bié)说(shuō)胡话(húhuà)了(le)，你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)只(zhǐ)跑(pǎo)了(le)两(liǎng)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Stop talking nonsense. Last time you ran only two.

  3. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)不是(bùshì)胡话(húhuà)，我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)新鞋(xīnxié)！

    This time it isn't nonsense. I bought new shoes!

  4. Liangliang

    新鞋(xīnxié)不会(bùhuì)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)跑步(pǎobù)啊(a)。

    New shoes won't run for you.

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)跑(pǎo)五(wǔ)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Okay, then I'll run five kilometres first.

  6. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)你(nǐ)没(méi)说(shuō)胡话(húhuà)！

    This time you didn't talk nonsense!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)发(fā)烧(shāo)时(shí)说(shuō)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)胡(hú)话(huà)。

He said a lot of nonsense while he had a fever.

02

别(bié)听(tīng)他(tā)胡(hú)话(huà)，他(tā)根(gēn)本(běn)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)。

Don't listen to his nonsense; he has no idea.

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