Chinese symbol for “lie”
谎言
huǎng yán
Traditional: 謊言
lie
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lie is 谎言 (huǎng yán), defined as: lie.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lie”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 说谎 (說謊) | shuō huǎng | to lie; to tell an untruth |
| 谎话 (謊話) | huǎng huà | lie |
| 鬼话 (鬼話) | guǐ huà | lie; false words |
| 卧 (臥) | wò | to lie; to crouch |
| 假话 (假話) | jiǎ huà | a lie; untrue statement |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 谎言.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撒谎 (撒謊) | sā huǎng | to tell lies |
| 说谎 (說謊) | shuō huǎng | to lie; to tell an untruth |
| 谎话 (謊話) | huǎng huà | lie |
| 谎称 (謊稱) | huǎng chēng | to claim; to pretend |
| 谎报 (謊報) | huǎng bào | to lie |
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 而言 | ér yán | (typically preceded by 就… (jiù xx) or 对… (duì xx) etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ... |
| 发言 (發言) | fā yán | to make a speech; statement |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lie”.
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