谎
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huǎng · to lie

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11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 谎

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huǎngWords pronounced huǎng
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Example sentences

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Nǐ bú wèn wǒ, wǒ jiù bú huì shuō huǎng huà.你不问我,我就不会说谎话。

Don't ask, and I won't lie.

Source: Tatoeba #3130881 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài sā huǎng, wǒ měi cì dōu kàn dé chū lái.他在撒谎,我每次都看得出来。

He's lying, I can always tell.

Source: Tatoeba #9496099 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Huì wèi nǐ shuō huǎng de rén, jiù huì duì nǐ shuō huǎng.会为你说谎的人,就会对你说谎。

People who will lie for you, will lie to you.

Source: Tatoeba #343951 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tīng gòu nǐ de huǎng huà le.我听够你的谎话了。

I've had enough of your lying.

Source: Tatoeba #5911614 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xiàng tā jiǎng le xǔ duō huǎng huà.他向她讲了许多谎话。

He told her many lies.

Source: Tatoeba #7771685 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ bú yào jiǎng huǎng huà.我希望你不要讲谎话。

I hope you stop telling me lies.

Source: Tatoeba #3011112 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 谎 in context

  1. Say huǎng, then recall the core meaning: to lie.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 谎话 (huǎng huà), meaning “lie”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 谎 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.