谣
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yáo · rumor

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12Total strokes

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Example sentences

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Jù wǒ suǒ zhī, zhège yáo yán bú shì zhēn de.据我所知,这个谣言不是真的。

To the best of my knowledge, the rumor is not true.

Source: Tatoeba #867740 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yáo chuán yí jià yǔ zhòu fēi chuán zài shàng hǎi fù jìn bèi jiàn dào le.谣传一架宇宙飞船在上海附近被见到了。

It is rumoured that a spaceship has been seen near Shanghai.

Source: Tatoeba #719771 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tīng dào le yí gè hěn yǒu yì sī de yáo yán.我听到了一个很有意思的谣言。

I heard a very interesting rumor.

Source: Tatoeba #12596055 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú xìn yáo yán. nǐ xìn ma?我不信谣言。你信吗?

I don't believe the rumours. Do you believe them?

Source: Tatoeba #816417 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yáo yán bèi bào shì yǒu gēn jù de.谣言被爆是有根据的。

There's a reason the rumor exploded.

Source: Tatoeba #785921 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yáo yán zuì hòu bèi zhèng míng shì jiǎ de.谣言最后被证明是假的。

It turned out that the rumor was false.

Source: Tatoeba #336500 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 谣 in context

  1. Say yáo, then recall the core meaning: rumor.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 歌谣 (gē yáo), meaning “folksong”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 谣 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.