谎 huǎng to lie
How to remember 谎: 讠 words + 荒 wasteland = to lie. The boy's words say he was at the library, but the mud from the wasteland on his shoes shows he is trying to lie.
Component breakdown
谎 = 讠 words + 荒 wasteland
- 讠 words
- 荒 wasteland
The boy's words say he was at the library, but the mud from the wasteland on his shoes shows he is trying to lie.
How it is used
- 'A lie / to lie' - 撒谎 (sāhuǎng) and 说谎 (shuōhuǎng) both mean to tell lies, 谎言 (huǎngyán) / 谎话 (huǎnghuà) a lie, 圆谎 (yuánhuǎng) to cover up a lie.
- 撒谎 is slightly more colloquial/vivid than 说谎; both are separable verb-object (撒了个谎, told a lie).
Words with 谎
Example sentences
- 我肯定他在说谎！ Wǒ kěndìng tā zài shuōhuǎng!I'm sure he was lying!
- 他很诚实，从来不说谎。 Tā hěn chéngshí, cónglái bù shuōhuǎng.He's very honest, and never lies.