HEYGOW ASMR

Passing on second-hand news

10 phrases
HD
wǒ tīngshuō shì zhèyàng.
我听说是这样。
ENthat's what I heard
HD
jùshuō dāngshí hěn luàn.
据说当时很乱。
ENapparently it was chaos
HD
yǒu rén gàosu wǒ.
有人告诉我。
ENsomebody told me
HD
zhè shì tā qīnkǒu shuō de.
这是他亲口说的。
ENhe said so himself
HD
wǒ búshì dāngshìrén.
我不是当事人。
ENI wasn't involved myself
HD
chuán lái chuán qù jiù biàn le.
传来传去就变了。
ENthe story changed in the telling
HD
zhēn jiǎ wǒ bù qīngchu.
真假我不清楚。
ENI don't know if it's true
HD
nǐ bié dàochù shuō.
你别到处说。
ENdon't spread it around
HD
wǒ yě shì tīng lái de.
我也是听来的。
ENI only heard it myself
HD
jùtǐ yào wèn tā.
具体要问他。
ENyou'd have to ask him

传来传去就变了 - passed along and along, it changed - is the honest note this whole category needs. 据说 marks hearsay at the front of a sentence, and using it protects you: it says the claim is not yours.