Chinese word dictionary

瞎说

xiā shuō · to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about

Practice word

Word information

Simplified瞎说

Traditional瞎說

Pinyinxiā shuō

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

瞎xiā

blind, reckless; rash

说shuō

to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid

How to learn 瞎说

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

说shuō

to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine; variant of 說|说[shuo1]

说话shuōhuà

to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word

听说tīngshuō

to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking

说法shuōfǎ

to expound Buddhist teachings

说明shuōmíng

to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]

说明书shuōmíngshū

(technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film); specification (patent); CL:本[ben3]