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小道消息

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Collocation

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小道消息不可信
2
制造小道消息
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传播小道消息
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不要听信小道消息

Definition

小道消息

Literally means:

hearsay; grapevine news

Actually means:

It means news that is heard from unofficial sources.

It may also refer to the unreliable news released by non-mainstream media. Derogatory.

通过非正规途径传播的消息。

也指非主流媒体发布的不负责任的消息。具息具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as object or subject. (作宾语、主语)
1
Yǒuxiē
有些
rèn
责任
de
xiǎobào
小报
huan
喜欢
zhìzào
制造
xiǎodàoxiāoxi
小道消息
  
,
biàn
以便
dào
达到
yǐn
吸引
zhě
读者
  
,
kuò
扩大
xiāoliàng
销量
de
目的
  

Some irresponsible tabloids like to make news in order to attract readers and expand sales.

2
Xiǎodàoxiāoxi
小道消息
tōngcháng
通常
shì
rénmen
人们
cháfànhòu
茶余饭后
de
tánhuà
谈话
nèiróng
内容
  
,
jǐnjǐn
仅仅
xiāoqiǎn
消遣
de
zuòyòng
作用
  

Trail messages are usually the content of people's after-tea conversations and only play a recreational role.

3
Guān
关于
mǒurén
某人
shā
自杀
de
shì
  
,
zhīdào
知道
shì
cóng
nǎr  
哪儿
lái
de
xiǎodàoxiāoxi
小道消息
  
,
kàn
wèi
未必
shì
zhēn
de
  

I don't know where the little news about someone's suicide came from, I don't think it's necessarily true.