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说话

shuō huà
HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Very common

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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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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沉默
chén mò

taciturn

表示不说话的状态。

Related words

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聊天
liáo tiān

to chat

非正式地交谈。

Synonyms

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发言
fā yán

to make a speech

多用于正式场合表示发表言论。
讲话
jiǎng huà

a speech

较正式，常指在众人前说话。

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocations include '说话算话' (to mean what one says) and '跟...说话' (to speak with someone).

Common mistakes

Learners often confuse '说话' (speak) with '告诉' (tell). '说话' is intransitive, while '告诉' requires an indirect object.

Example Sentences

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他 说话 时停顿了一下，然后继续讲。
He paused for a moment while speaking, then continued.
他 说话 算数吗？
Does he keep his word?
他 说话 很风趣。
He speaks very wittily.
他 说话 总是很啰唆。
He is always very long-winded when he speaks.
他 说话 的声音很低调。
He speaks in a low-key voice.

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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