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The word 谎话 (huǎnghuà), meaning "lie" or "falsehood", is formed through a direct and logical combination of its two component characters: 谎 (huǎng), which carries the core meaning of "false" or "deceptive", and 话 (huà), which means "speech" or "words". The formation is purely conceptual, where the first character defines the nature or quality, and the second character specifies the object or medium. Thus, it literally and intuitively constructs the idea of "false speech" or "deceptive words", where the whole meaning emerges seamlessly from the sum of its transparent parts.

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小孩子不能说谎话

Xiǎo háizi bù néng shuō huǎnghuà.

Children should not tell lies.

她的谎话被揭穿了。

Tā de huǎnghuà bèi jiēchuān le.

Her lie was exposed.

我知道你在说谎话

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ zài shuō huǎnghuà.

I know you are telling a lie.

他编造谎话来逃避责任。

Tā biānzào huǎnghuà lái táobì zérèn.

He fabricated lies to avoid responsibility.

尽管他说的谎话很巧妙,但还是被发现了。

Jǐnguǎn tā shuō de huǎnghuà hěn qiǎomiào, dàn háishì bèi fāxiàn le.

Although his lies were clever, they were still discovered.

Word Definition - 谎话

huǎng huà lie

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