谣言

yáo yán

CL 个 gè 则 zé 条 tiáo

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. rumor

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 事实 shì shí 事实 shì shí fact 事实是经证实的事情，谣言是未经证实的传闻。: fact

Related words

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• 辟谣 pì yáo 辟谣 pì yáo to refute a rumor 辟谣指澄清谣言，与谣言相关。: to refute a rumor

Synonyms

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• 传闻 chuán wén 传闻 chuán wén rumor 两者都指未经证实的信息。: rumor
• 流言 liú yán 流言 liú yán rumor 流言与谣言意义相近，常可互换。: rumor

Usage notes

Collocations

常见搭配：散布谣言、制造谣言、轻信谣言。常与“是”直接搭配，如“这是谣言”。

Common mistakes

注意区分“谣言”与“流言”。谣言强调虚假和捏造，程度更重；流言则多指广为流传的未经证实的话。

Example Sentences

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有人散布 谣言 。

Someone is spreading rumors.

他对这些无聊的 谣言 不屑一顾。

He disdains these boring rumors.

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Words Containing 谣言

• 听信谣言 听信谣言 tīng xìn yáo yán: to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)
• 谣言惑众 谣言惑众 yáo yán huò zhòng: to mislead the public with rumors; to delude the people with lies

Child Words of 谣言

• 言 言 yán: words
• 谣 谣 yáo: popular ballad