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谣言

yáo yán · yao yan

Traditional 謠言

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. rumor
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No work tomorrow?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)听说(tīngshuō)明天(míngtiān)不(bù)上班(shàngbān)了(le)。

    I heard there is no work tomorrow.

  2. Dengdeng

    这是(zhèshì)谣言(yáoyán)，老板(lǎobǎn)没(méi)说(shuō)。

    That is a rumor. The boss did not say so.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)说(shuō)。

    But everyone is saying it.

  4. Dengdeng

    谣言(yáoyán)就是(jiùshì)这样(zhèyàng)，说(shuō)的(de)人(rén)多(duō)了(le)，大家(dàjiā)就(jiù)信(xìn)了(le)。

    That is how rumors go. When enough people say it, everyone believes it.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)还是(háishi)早点(zǎodiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)吧(ba)。

    Then I had better get up early tomorrow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

谣(yáo)言(yán)最(zuì)后(hòu)被(bèi)证(zhèng)明(míng)是(shì)假(jiǎ)的(de)。

The rumor turned out to be false.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)缺(quē)席(xí)导(dǎo)致(zhì)了(le)各(gè)种(zhǒng)谣(yáo)言(yán)的(de)产(chǎn)生(shēng)。

His absence gave birth to all sorts of rumors.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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