废话 (fèihuà) · nonsense

废话 (fèihuà) means “nonsense; idle talk”. It is written with 2 characters: 废 (to terminate) + 话 (words). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 废话 is built

The characters

废 fèi · to terminate

What 废 is made of

广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
发fā — to issue
- 又yòu — and

话 huà · words

What 话 is made of

讠yán — speech
舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

别说废话，快说重点。Bié shuō fèihuà, kuài shuō zhòngdiǎn.Cut the nonsense and get to the point.

他的文章里废话太多。Tā de wénzhāng lǐ fèihuà tài duō.His article has too much padding.

Questions about 废话

What does 废话 mean?

废话 (fèihuà) means “nonsense; idle talk”.

How do you pronounce 废话?

废话 is pronounced fèihuà.

Which HSK level is 废话?

废话 is in Old HSK 5.

Related words

Learn 废话 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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