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话
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Definitions
- 1. dialect
- 2. language
- 3. spoken words
- 4. speech
- 5. talk
- 6. words
- 7. conversation
- 8. what sb said
Example Sentences
1 shown实 话 ？
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 话
to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
rumor
ridiculous talk
to speak
to speak one's mind
conventional greeting; polite formula
microphone
truth
a pretext for gossip
to give orders
conversation class
chatterbox
if (coming after a conditional clause)
to interrupt (sb speaking)
writings in the vernacular
one's words carry an implicit meaning
to speak the truth
to reminisce
blog drama (netspeak)
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)
telephone booth
cheesy pick-up lines
obedient
(telephone) conference call
public switched telephone network
tone of voice
(language learning) conversation
International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT)
neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call
promises must be kept
digression
polite phrase; conventional greetings
empty talk
ready-made phrase
(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations
telephone network
let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank
harsh words
foreign language (esp. Western)
videophone
to have nothing to say (idiom)
Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai
see 啟海話|启海话[qǐ hǎi huà]
(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
see 二話不說|二话不说[èr huà bù shuō]
(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
nonsense
to talk nonsense
a genre of narrative literature interspersing prose with poetry, popular in the Tang and Song dynasties
area code
Amharic (language)
witticism
to chat
pep talk
empty promises
mobile telephone
\Phone Gate\, corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records
free verse in the vernacular
friendly advice
to tell the truth
(to express one's) true feelings
Beijing dialect
ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout
Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吳語|吴语[wú yǔ]
intercom
terms of endearment
(telephone) ring
words
to make a telephone call
to sneer
\officialese\
telephone service
walkie-talkie
to pass on a story
proper
lie
to talk endlessly on the phone
vernacular
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
bilateral talks
(spoken) Chinese language
telephone line
(of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
long-distance call
sneering
colloquial speech
telephone card
Taiwanese Chinese (language)
corny joke
a speech
vulgar language; coarse language
words of politeness
liar's dice (dice game)
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
lie
a bunch of nonsense
mythical story; myth
public phone
(idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
collect call
topic under discussion
walkie-talkie
to fail to keep to one's word
How do you mean?
telephone network
to leave word
one's speaking voice
Taishanese, a language of the Yue language group 粵語|粤语[yuè yǔ] spoken in Jiangmen 江門|江门[jiāng mén] and in the Chinatowns of North America
obscenities
casual conversation
subject (under discussion)
when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
call charge
collect call
telephone booth
to talk (with sb)
tea party
spoken language
objection
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)
to phone sb up
in other words
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information
to do as promised
spit it out!
Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
exaggeration
international call
whisperings
dialog box (computing)
to make sense
unreasonable
form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty
to be nothing difficult
(dialect) to chat
jargon
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
to discuss together
landline telephone
as the proverb says
argot
to talk officiously
one's words carry barbs
crazy talk
Jianghuai Mandarin
Mandarin (common language)
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
bullshit; nonsense
unreasonable
mobile telephone
Cantonese language
playful talk
to make empty promises
Chaoshan or Teo-Swa, a Southern Min language spoken by the Teochew people of the Chaoshan region 潮汕[cháo shàn]
modifier (grammar)
joke; jest (CL:個|个[gè])
to tell one lie after another (idiom)
to talk over the telephone
ugly talk
story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide
Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
long distance call charge
long-term calling card (telephone)
straight talk
subject (of a talk or conversation)
to make a long story short (idiom)
(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
irony
foolish talk
to gossip
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
phone operator
to talk shop all the time (idiom)
to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
telephone signal
speechless
chatterer
Hakka dialect
nonsense
see 不像話|不像话[bù xiàng huà]
Shanghainese
to pour out obscenities
demoralizing talk
Putonghua Proficiency Test, an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese for native speakers of Chinese languages, developed in the PRC in 1994
long-winded empty talk
foreign languages
calling card (telephone)
talking in one's sleep
common saying
to talk (with sb)
to talk
see 不像話|不像话[bù xiàng huà]
a lie
messenger
romance
angry words
dirty jokes
something to be taken up later in speech or writing
to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc
unpleasant talk
to start talking
telephone directory
profanity
harsh words
children's fairy tales
(of sb's words) to count
to speak honestly (idiom)
radio telephony
to reply
in a word
(coll.) Mandarin Chinese spoken with a thick regional accent
public switched telephone network
AT&T
automatic telephone exchange
telephone line
one's words carry an implicit meaning
joke
to reply
it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
to converse with sb by shouting from some distance away
plum candy
megaphone
stage play
to keep one's promise; to mean what one says
telephone contact notebook; address book
to be honest
native language
to make a fool of oneself
questioning (a suspect)
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)
the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
The Moment of Truth (TV show)
be that as it may
to admonish subordinates
to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself
to say a few parting words; to bid goodbye
telephone set
too much talk is a nuisance (idiom)
fairy tale
telephone
legend
manipulative talk
the content of a conversation