小說家說謊並不是不道德的事。其實,謊話說得愈離譜、愈有技巧,就愈會受到公眾和批評家的表揚。

It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 小說家 Xiǎoshuōjiā School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 诸子百家 zhūbǎijiā during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
=1 小說家 xiǎoshuōjiā novelist
2 說謊 shuōhuǎng
  1. to lie
  2. to tell an untruth
3 並不 bìng not at all; by no means
=4 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=4 shì variant of shì
5 不道德 dào immoral
=6 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=6 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=6 really and truly
=6 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=7 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: , ,

=7
  1. alternative form of (zì, “to establish”)
  2. alternative form of (zì, “to stab”)
8 其實 shí actually; in fact; really
9 謊話 huǎnghuà lie
=10 shuì to persuade
=10 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=10 yuè
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
  2. alternative form of / (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
=10 tuō
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (“to free; to relieve”)
  2. alternative form of / (“to free; to relieve”)
=11
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=11 used in 得瑟 se
=11 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=11 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
=12
  1. the more...(the more...)
  2. to recover
  3. to heal
  4. better
=12
  1. variant of
  2. to heal
13 離譜 inappropriate; improper; out of place
=14
  1. the more...(the more...)
  2. to recover
  3. to heal
  4. better
=14
  1. variant of
  2. to heal
=15 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu intentional)
=15 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
16 技巧 qiǎo
  1. skill
  2. technique
17 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: jiù ... ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: ... jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
=18
  1. the more...(the more...)
  2. to recover
  3. to heal
  4. better
=18
  1. variant of
  2. to heal
=19 huì
  1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
  2. to be likely to; to be sure to
  3. to meet; to get together
  4. meeting; gathering
  5. (suffix) union; group; association
  6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)
=19 kuài (bound form) to reckon accounts
=19 kuò only used in 會撮会撮
20 受到 shòudào
  1. to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
  2. to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
21 公眾 gōngzhòng public
=22 old variant of
=22 surname He
=22
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=22
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=22 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=22 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=22 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=22 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=22 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
23 批評家 píngjiā critic
=24 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=24 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=24 really and truly
=24 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
25 表揚 biǎoyáng
  1. to praise
  2. to commend