empty talk; informal essay
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
empty talk; vague words; generalities
formalOften used in formal or literary contexts to criticize speech that lacks substance.
Zhè这
xiē些
dōu都
shì是
màn漫
yǔ语
kōng空
yán言
，
háo毫
wú无
shí实
jì际
yì意
yì义
。
These are all empty words, completely devoid of practical significance.
Tā他
de的
wén文
zhāng章
bì避
miǎn免
le了
màn漫
yǔ语
de的
duī堆
qì砌
。
His article avoids the piling up of vague generalities.
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Bào报
gào告
zhōng中
chōng充
chì斥
zhe着
xiǎo小
tí题
dà大
zuò做
de的
màn漫
yǔ语
。
The report is filled with overwrought empty rhetoric.
noun
informal essay; random musings; casual discourse
Commonly appears in titles of newspaper columns, essay collections, or blog series to indicate a relaxed, conversational tone.
《
Qīng青
Chūn春
Màn漫
Yǔ语
》
shì是
yī一
běn本
hěn很
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
de的
suí随
bǐ笔
jí集
。
"Youthful Musings" is a very popular collection of essays.
Bào报
zhǐ纸
shàng上
de的
'
Dū都
Shì市
Màn漫
Yǔ语
'
zhuān专
lán栏
měi每
zhōu周
gēng更
xīn新
。
The 'Urban Musings' column in the newspaper is updated weekly.
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Tā他
yǐ以
'
Shēng生
Huó活
Màn漫
Yǔ语
'
wéi为
tí题
kāi开
shè设
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
gōng公
zhòng众
hào号
。
He started his own public account under the title 'Life Musings'.