Definition
胡说 (hú shuō) means 'to talk nonsense' — saying things that are false or baseless. It focuses on the content being untrue, while 废话 (fèi huà) focuses on the speech being useless or irrelevant. 胡闹 (hú nào) is about behaving wildly, not just speaking.
verb
to talk nonsenseto drivel
Examples
- 胡说，。Tā zài huì shàng hú shuō, méi rén xiāngxìn tā.He talked nonsense at the meeting; no one believed him.
- 胡说，。Bié hú shuō le, shuō diǎn yǒuyòng de ba.Stop talking nonsense and say something useful.
- 胡说，。Tā yì shēngqì jiù hú shuō, nǐ bié dàngzhēn.He talks nonsense whenever he gets angry; don't take it seriously.
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