huà

speech, talk, language; dialect

DEFINITIONS

話 huà
  • dialect
  • language
  • spoken words
  • speech
  • talk
  • words
  • conversation
  • what sb said
  • CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
  • old variant of 話|话[hua4]

STROKES

WORDS

茬 huà chá tone of voice; topic; subject under discussion
茬兒 huà chá r erhua variant of 話茬|话茬[hua4 cha2]
裡套 huà lǐ tào huà to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information; to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
裡有 huà lǐ yǒu huà to have hidden meaning; implication; more than just the apparent meaning; something hinted
語 huà yǔ words; speech; utterance; discourse
語權 huà yǔ quán ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout
說 huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount
說回來 huà shuō huí lai returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...; in this connection; in passing; nevertheless,...; anyhow
費 huà fèi call charge
鋒 huà fēng topic under discussion; thread of discussion
雖如此 huà suī rú cǐ be that as it may
音 huà yīn one's speaking voice; tone; implication
頭 huà tóu subject (under discussion); thread (of an argument)
題 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
說不出來 shuō bù chū huà lái speechless
說來長 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
說實 shuō shí huà to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
說廢 shuō fèi huà to talk nonsense; to bullshit
shuō huà to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
不當 shuō huà bù dàng huà to fail to keep to one's word; to break a promise
算數 shuō huà suàn shù to keep one's promise; to mean what one says
shuō huà suàn huà to do as promised; to be as good as one's word; to honor one's word; to mean what one says
要算數 shuō huà yào suàn shù promises must be kept
說風涼 shuō fēng liáng huà to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk
tán huà to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation; CL:次[ci4]