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说谎

shuō huǎng · shuo huang

Traditional 說謊

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to lie
  2. to tell an untruth
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The lie detector game

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)个(gè)小(xiǎo)游戏(yóuxì)可以(kěyǐ)知道(zhīdào)你(nǐ)有没有(yǒuméiyǒu)说谎(shuōhuǎng)。

    This little game can tell if you are lying.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)啊(a)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)来(lái)：我(wǒ)从来(cónglái)不(bù)说谎(shuōhuǎng)。

    Sure, I go first: I never lie.

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)说(shuō)，你(nǐ)说谎(shuōhuǎng)了(le)。

    It says you lied.

  4. Liangliang

    是(shì)吗(ma)？再(zài)来(lái)一(yī)次(cì)。

    Really? Once more.

  5. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)又(yòu)说(shuō)：你(nǐ)还(hái)在(zài)说谎(shuōhuǎng)。

    The phone says again: you are still lying.

  6. Liangliang

    这(zhè)个(gè)游戏(yóuxì)有(yǒu)问题(wèntí)！

    This game has a problem!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)无(wú)法(fǎ)知(zhī)道(dào)他(tā)对(duì)我(wǒ)说(shuō)谎(huǎng)的(de)理(lǐ)由(yóu)。

I will never know the reason why he lied to me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by black333 · English by diegohn · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)怀(huái)疑(yí)他(tā)说(shuō)谎(huǎng)了(le)。

We suspected him of lying.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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