Today’s word of the day is 瞎 (xiā) which means ‘blind’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 瞎 (xiā).
瞎说 (xiā shuō) To talk nonsense
The first word is 瞎说 (xiā shuō) which means ‘to talk nonsense’. Let’s look at each character of this word, 瞎 means ‘blind’ and 说 means ‘to talk’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 你不知道就别瞎说。(Nǐ bù zhīdào jiù bié xiāshuō.) Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t know.
瞎猜 (xiā cāi) A wild guess
Another word we can create with 瞎 (xiā) is 瞎猜 (xiā cāi). This means 'a wild guess’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 瞎 means blind and 猜means guess. A way of using it in a sentence is 瞎猜吧。(xiā cāi ba.) Make a wild guess.
瞎话 (xiā huà) An outright lie
Finally, we can create the word 瞎话 (xiā huà) which means ‘an outright lie’. The 话 here means speech. A way of using it in a sentence is 她睁眼说瞎话。(Tā zhēng yǎn shuō xiāhuà.) She is lying through her teeth.