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

茬 huà chá tone of voice; topic; subject under discussion
没说 èr huà méi shuō see 二話不說|二话不说[er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1]
jiā huà story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide
大白 dà bái huà colloquial speech
梅 huà méi plum candy; preserved plum
网 diàn huà wǎng telephone network
èr huà objection; differing opinion
文 bái huà wén writings in the vernacular
务员 huà wù yuán phone operator
锋 huà fēng topic under discussion; thread of discussion
一句 yī jù huà in a word; in short
三句不离本行 sān jù huà bù lí běn háng to talk shop all the time (idiom)
上海 shàng hǎi huà Shanghainese; Shanghai dialect
不问就听不到假 bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不成 bù chéng huà see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
不是 bù shì huà see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
不象 bù xiàng huà unreasonable; shocking; outrageous; also written 不像話|不像话
修饰 xiū shì huà modifier (grammar)
传呼电 chuán hū diàn huà neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call
人 chuán huà rén messenger; communicator; relay
两岸对 liǎng àn duì huà bilateral talks
公共交换电网路 gōng gòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎng lù public switched telephone network; PSTN
公用交换电网 gōng yòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎng public switched telephone network; PSTN
gòng huà to discuss together
冷笑 lěng xiào huà joke intended to be so corny it makes one groan