huà
话
speech; talk; chat
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
spoken words; written text expressing thoughts
Often used with the neutral suffix 儿 in colloquial speech, refers to both spoken language and written text conveying meaning.
Tā他
jiǎng讲
de的
huà话
hěn很
yǒu有
dào道
lǐ理
。
What he said makes a lot of sense.
Zhè这
liǎng两
jù句
huà话
shuō说
de得
bù不
tuǒ妥
dāng当
。
These two sentences are inappropriate.
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Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
duō多
tīng听
bié别
rén人
de的
huà话
。
We should listen more to what others say.
Tā他
huì会
shuō说
sān三
zhǒng种
bù不
tóng同
de的
fāng方
yán言
huà话
。
He can speak three different dialects.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
nǐ你
xiǎng想
shuō说
de的
huà话
xiě写
xià下
lái来
。
Please write down what you want to say.
verb
to talk; to chat; to converse
Used for casual or formal conversations, often paired with specific nouns to indicate the topic of discussion.
Tā他
men们
zài在
chá茶
huà话
huì会
shàng上
huà话
jiā家
cháng常
。
They are chatting about daily life at the tea party.
Lín临
bié别
zhī之
jì际
，
wǒ我
men们
huà话
bié别
le了
xǔ许
jiǔ久
。
We talked for a long time before saying goodbye.
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Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
hé和
péng朋
yǒu友
huà话
jiù旧
。
I like to talk about old times with friends.
Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
huà话
lùn论
zhè这
ge个
xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
。
They are discussing this new policy.
Fàn饭
hòu后
wǒ我
men们
yī一
qǐ起
huà话
le了
huì会
ér儿
xīn新
wén闻
。
We chatted about the news for a while after dinner.