pì yáo
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  • v.deny/refute/spike a rumour

    • gāi shēng míng zhǐ zài pì yáo

      声明旨在辟谣

      The statement was an attempt to squash the rumours.

    • tā men pì yáo shuō méi yǒu chóu huà zhuān chǎng xiù

      他们辟谣没有筹划专场

      They have scotched rumours that they are planning a special show.

Word usage

  • "辟" and "谣" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 避免恐慌政府亲自

      To avoid panic, the government itself refuted the rumor.

    • 已经这些胡说八道

      I've refuted the rumor three times. It's all nonsense.

    • 消息已经

      The news has been refuted. It's fake.