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瞎扯 (xiā chě) — to talk nonsense; to talk rubbish; to speak irresponsibly

Definition

瞎扯 (xiā chě) means 'to talk nonsense' — strong, dismissive tone that accuses the speaker of saying irresponsible rubbish. Often used to rebut or mock, not just describe.

verb
to talk nonsenseto talk rubbishto speak irresponsibly

Examples

  • 瞎扯，。
    Nǐ bié xiā chě le, wǒ gēn běn bù xiāng xìn.
    Stop talking nonsense — I don't believe it at all.
  • 瞎扯，。
    Tā zhěng tiān dōu zài xiā chě, méi rén tīng tā de.
    He talks nonsense all day long; no one listens to him.
  • 瞎扯，。
    Nǐ jiù huì xiā chě, yǒu běn shì zuò diǎn shí shì.
    You're only good at talking rubbish — try doing something real if you have the ability.

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.

瞎xiāblindly
扯chětalk

瞎 names blindly and 扯 names talk, together suggesting careless nonsense.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
止
止zhǐ扯chě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

扯 has 手 (hand) and 止; the hand part shows it is about hand actions, while 止 gives the sound.

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