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胡说八道

hú shuō bā dào · hu shuo ba dao

Traditional 胡說八道

Meaning

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  1. to talk rubbish
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In a conversation

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A hotpot place on the moon

  1. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)月亮(yuèliang)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一家(yījiā)火锅店(huǒguōdiàn)。

    I heard there is a hotpot restaurant on the moon.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)别(bié)胡说八道(húshuōbādào)了(le)！

    Stop talking nonsense!

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)！我(wǒ)朋友(péngyou)看见(kànjiàn)的(de)。

    It's true! My friend saw it.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)朋友(péngyou)也(yě)在(zài)胡说八道(húshuōbādào)。

    Your friend is talking nonsense too.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，他(tā)是(shì)在(zài)梦里(mènglǐ)看见(kànjiàn)的(de)。

    Fine, he saw it in a dream.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)听(tīng)他(tā)胡(hú)说(shuō)八(bā)道(dào)，事(shì)情(qing)根(gēn)本(běn)不(bú)是(shì)那(nà)样(yàng)。

Don't listen to his nonsense; that's not how things are at all.

02

他(tā)喝(hē)多(duō)了(le)就(jiù)爱(ài)胡(hú)说(shuō)八(bā)道(dào)，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 him seriously.

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