fèihuà

废话

HSK 7-9Word · Noun · VerbTraditional廢話

nonsense; gibberish; to talk nonsense

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

nonsense; gibberish; useless talk

informal

Refers to words that are irrelevant, pointless, or lack substance. Often used pejoratively.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
quán全
shì是
fèi废
huà话
 ,
méi没
yǒu有
shí实
zhì质
nèi内
róng容
 。

This article is all nonsense; it has no substantive content.

Kāi开
huì会
de的
shí时
hou候
bù不
yào要
shuō说
fèi废
huà话
 ,
zhí直
jiē接
tǎo讨
lùn论
zhòng重
diǎn点
 。

Don't talk gibberish during the meeting; discuss the key points directly.

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Tā他
de的
bào报
gào告
fèi废
huà话
lián连
piān篇
 ,
tīng听
de得
wǒ我
dōu都
kuài快
shuì睡
zháo着
le了
 。

His report was full of useless talk; I almost fell asleep listening to it.

2.

verb

to talk nonsense; to spout gibberish

informal

An imperative or admonition to stop wasting time with irrelevant talk and get to the point or take action.

Bié别
fèi废
huà话
le了
 ,
wǒ我
men们
děi得
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
chū出
fā发
 。

Stop talking nonsense; we need to leave quickly.

Tā他
méi没
shí时
jiān间
tīng听
nǐ你
fèi废
huà话
 ,
zhí直
jiē接
shuō说
jié结
lùn论
 。

He doesn't have time to listen to your nonsense; just state the conclusion.

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Kuài快
gàn干
huó活
 ,
shǎo少
zài在
nà那
lǐ里
fèi废
huà话
 !

Get to work, and stop spouting gibberish over there!