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谎报 (huǎng bào) — to make a false report, to lie about (something, especially in an official context)

Definition

谎报 (huǎng bào) means to deliberately report false information in an official or formal context (military, financial, age, etc.), implying fraud rather than a casual lie.

verb
to make a false reportto lie about (something, especially in an official context)

Examples

  • 谎报。
    Tā yīn huǎng bào jūn qíng bèi chǔ fèn le.
    He was disciplined for making a false report on military intelligence.
  • 谎报，。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī huǎng bào cái wù shù jù, bèi fá kuǎn le.
    This company was fined for falsifying financial data.
  • 谎报，。
    Nà rén huǎng bào nián líng cān jiā bǐ sài, jié guǒ bèi qǔ xiāo le zī gé.
    That person lied about their age to enter the competition and ended up being disqualified.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

谎huǎnglie
报bàoreport

谎 refers to a lie or false statement and 报 means to report, so together they mean to report falsely.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 謊; 谎 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech
Sound part声符shēngfú
荒
荒huāng謊huǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 謊 pairs 言 (speech) with 荒, which shows how it was pronounced; the simplified 谎 is a later shorthand.

Open 谎 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 報; 报 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔handcuffs
  • 𠬝𠬝𠬝to subdue

The traditional form 報 puts 㚔 (handcuffs) beside 𠬝 (to subdue), showing someone restrained and subdued, as in convicting or punishing a guilty person. The simplified 报 is a later shorthand.

Open 报 →
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Crime & PoliceCommunication & Speech

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