废话 fèihuà▶ Porquería

Stroke order

废话 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 废 — 8 strokes
• 话 — 8 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 实话La verdad
• 神话Mito
• 话题Tema de conversación
• 作废cancelar, borrar
• 俗话dicho común
• 对话diálogo

废话 is pronounced fèihuà and means “Porquería”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 废话 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.