说空话 (shuì) — to talk empty words, to spout empty verbiage
Definition
说空话 means to spout empty talk — saying a lot without substance or action. Focuses on the futility of the words themselves, often in criticism of officials or leaders.
verb
to talk empty wordsto spout empty verbiage
Examples
- 说空话，。Tā zhī huì shuì, cóng lái bú zuò shì.He only talks empty talk, never does anything.
- ，。Bié tīng tā de, tā shuō de dōu shì kōng huà.Don't listen to him; everything he says is empty talk.
- ，。Lǐng dǎo zài huì shàng shuō le yí dà duī kōng huà, méi yǒu jiě jué rèn hé wèn tí.The leader spouted a whole pile of empty talk at the meeting and didn't solve any problem.
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