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