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

头 huà tóu subject (under discussion); thread (of an argument)
不说 èr huà bù shuō not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection; without demur
qì huà angry words; sth said in the moment of anger
风凉 fēng liáng huà sneering; sarcasm; cynical remarks
可视电 kě shì diàn huà videophone
匣子 huà xiá zi phonograph or radio (old term); chatterbox; talkative person
fèi huà to talk at length; to waste one's breath; variant of 廢話|废话[fei4 hua4]
音 huà yīn one's speaking voice; tone; implication
一席 yī xí huà the content of a conversation; words; remarks
liú huà to leave word; to leave a message
不投机 huà bù tóu jī the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
qíng huà terms of endearment; words of love
dá huà to reply; to answer
中有 huà zhōng yǒu huà overtones in conversation; things indirectly implied from what is said
hēi huà argot; bandits' secret jargon; malicious words
客气 kè qi huà words of politeness; politesse; decorous talking; talk with propriety
闹笑 nào xiào huà to make a fool of oneself
mèng huà talking in one's sleep; words spoken during sleep; fig. speech bearing no relation to reality; delusions
柄 huà bǐng a pretext for gossip; a matter for derision
中国 zhōng guó huà (spoken) Chinese language
tǔ huà vernacular; slang; dialect; patois
hòu huà something to be taken up later in speech or writing
guài huà ridiculous talk; preposterous remark
guān huà "officialese"; bureaucratic language; Mandarin
框 duì huà kuàng dialog box (computing)