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说话

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shuō huà

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Definitions

  1. 1. to speak
  2. 2. to say
  3. 3. to talk
  4. 4. to gossip
  5. 5. to tell stories
  6. 6. talk
  7. 7. word

Example Sentences

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它 说话 。
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她不 说话 。
Source: Tatoeba.org
我想 说话
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Words Containing 说话

站着说话不腰疼
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng

it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)

说话不当话
shuō huà bù dàng huà

to fail to keep to one's word

说话算数
shuō huà suàn shù

to keep one's promise; to mean what one says

说话算话
shuō huà suàn huà

to do as promised

说话要算数
shuō huà yào suàn shù

promises must be kept

Child Words of 说话

话
huà

dialect

说
shuì

to persuade

说
shuō

to speak; to talk; to say

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