huà

speech, talk, language; dialect

HSK 1 #170

DEFINITIONS

话 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

说 huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount
huài huà unpleasant talk; malicious words
guǐ huà lie; false words; nonsense; CL:篇[pian1]
pì huà shit; nonsense
wèn huà questioning (a suspect); interrogation
换句说 huàn jù huà shuō in other words
短说 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom)
hǎo huà friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
线 diàn huà xiàn telephone line; telephone wire
huí huà to reply
hú huà nonsense; ridiculous talk; hogwash
语 huà yǔ words; speech; utterance; discourse
可说 wú huà kě shuō to have nothing to say (idiom)
cū huà vulgar language (esp. scatological insults); uncultured speech
亭 diàn huà tíng telephone booth
shǎ huà foolish talk; nonsense
簿 diàn huà bù telephone directory
通电 tōng diàn huà to phone sb up
chuán huà to pass on a story; to communicate a message
心里 xīn li huà (to express one's) true feelings; what is on one's mind; secret mind
剧 huà jù stage play; modern drama; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
公用电 gōng yòng diàn huà public phone; CL:部[bu4]
jiǎ huà a lie; untrue statement; misstatement
fēng huà crazy talk; ravings; nonsense
悄悄 qiāo qiao huà whisperings; private words; confidences; sweet nothings