打开话匣子 dǎ kāi huà xiá zi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to start talking

CHARACTERS

打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
开 kāi
HSK 1
open; initiate, begin, start
话 huà
HSK 1
speech, talk, language; dialect
匣 xiá small box, case, coffer
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch