撒谎 (sā huǎng) — to tell a lie, to lie
Definition
撒谎 (sā huǎng) means 'to lie' — equivalent to 说谎 in meaning. Unlike 说谎, which is slightly more formal, 撒谎 is the everyday spoken choice; 谎言 and 谎话 are the nouns for 'a lie'.
verb
to tell a lieto lie
Examples
- 撒谎。Tā jīng cháng duì fù mǔ sā huǎng.He often lies to his parents.
- ，。Tā sā le yí gè huǎng, shuō zì jǐ méi qù guò nà lǐ.He told a lie, saying he had never been there.
- 撒谎，。Bié zài sā huǎng le, wǒ men dōu zhī dào le zhēn xiàng.Stop lying — we already know the truth.
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