talk nonsense; rubbish
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to talk nonsense; to speak without factual basis
informalCommonly used as an intransitive verb. Often followed by modal particles like 了.
Nǐ你
bié别
zài再
hú胡
shuō说
bā八
dào道
le了
，
méi没
rén人
huì会
xiāng相
xìn信
nǐ你
de的
。
Stop talking nonsense; nobody will believe you.
Tā他
hē喝
zuì醉
le了
jiù就
xǐ喜
huan欢
hú胡
shuō说
bā八
dào道
。
He likes to talk rubbish when he's drunk.
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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
wán完
quán全
shì是
hú胡
shuō说
bā八
dào道
，
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
kē科
xué学
yī依
jù据
。
This article is complete nonsense with no scientific basis.
noun
nonsense; rubbish; preposterous statements
informalCan function as the subject or object of a sentence.
Tā他
shuō说
de的
chún纯
cuì粹
shì是
hú胡
shuō说
bā八
dào道
，
nǐ你
qiān千
wàn万
bié别
dàng当
zhēn真
。
What he said is pure nonsense; you mustn't take it seriously.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
hú胡
shuō说
bā八
dào道
。
This book is full of rubbish.