谎 huǎng to lie
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
谎 = 讠 words + 荒 wasteland
- 讠 words meaning
- 荒 wasteland sound
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 came to be
Words give the meaning and the sign for wasteland gives the sound.
用法
- '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).
含“谎”的词语
例句
- 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.