Definition
说谎 (shuō huǎng) is the standard, neutral verb for 'to lie' — it focuses on the act of telling an untruth. It's interchangeable with 撒谎 (sā huǎng), which is slightly more colloquial and common in everyday speech. Unlike the nouns 谎言 and 谎话, which refer to the lie itself, 说谎 is always a verb and can be split (e.g., 说谎话).
verb
to lieto tell a lie
Examples
- 。Tā cónglái méi duì wǒ shuō guò huǎng.He has never lied to me.
- ？Nǐ wèishénme yào shuō huǎng?Why do you want to lie?
- ，。Tā shuō le yí gè huǎng, jiéguǒ dàjiā dōu xiāngxìn le.She told a lie, and everyone believed it.
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