Writing
废话 (fèi huà) — how to say "nonsense" in Chinese
废话
Nonsense, rubbish
noun · verb
Character composition
废
waste, useless
话
speech, words
Radicals / Keys
广
Dotted cliff
#53 · yǎn · 3 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
废话少说
fèihuà shǎo shuō
less nonsense
一堆废话
yì duī fèihuà
a bunch of nonsense
说废话
shuō fèihuà
talk nonsense
Examples
他的报告里有很多废话，没有实际内容。
His report contains a lot of nonsense and no substantive content.
别说废话。
Don't talk nonsense.
Frequently asked questions
Nonsense in Chinese meaning
"nonsense" in Chinese is 废话 (fèi huà).
废话 meaning in English
废话 (fèi huà) means "Nonsense, rubbish".
How is 废话 pronounced?
It is pronounced fèi huà (written as fei hua, feihua). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "nonsense" in Chinese characters?
It is written 废话: 废 has 8 strokes, 话 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 废话?
废话 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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