废话

fèi huà

句 jù 堆 duī 套 tào

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

Definitions

1. nonsense
2. rubbish
3. superfluous words
4. You don't say!
5. No kidding! (gently sarcastic)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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实话

shí huà

truth

指真实的话

Register variants

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无稽之谈

wú jī zhī tán

complete nonsense (idiom)

书面语，指毫无根据的言论

Related words

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胡说

hú shuō

to talk nonsense

随口乱说的话

Synonyms

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空话

kōng huà

empty talk

指没有实际内容的话

Usage notes

Collocations

常与动词“说”、“少说”、“尽是”等搭配，如“别说废话”、“少说废话”、“尽是废话”。

Common mistakes

不要将“废话”与“费话”混淆，“费话”不是规范词汇；表达“浪费时间的话”只能用“废话”。

Example Sentences

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他说的都是废话。

Everything he says is nonsense.

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Words Containing 废话

a bunch of nonsense

to talk nonsense

Child Words of 废话

to abolish

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