thread of conversation; tone; hint
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
thread of conversation; topic; line of talk
dialectOften used with the verb 接 (to pick up) to indicate continuing someone else's train of thought.
Wǒ我
gāng刚
shuō说
dào到
zhè这
r儿
，
tā她
jiù就
jiē接
shàng上
le了
huà话
chá茬
r儿
。
I had just gotten to this point when she picked up the thread of conversation.
Nǐ你
bié别
dǎ打
duàn断
wǒ我
de的
huà话
chá茬
r儿
。
Don't interrupt my train of thought.
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Dà大
jiā家
de的
huà话
chá茬
r儿
bù不
duàn断
，
liáo聊
de得
hěn很
rè热
nao闹
。
Everyone kept the conversation flowing continuously, chatting very animatedly.
noun
tone of voice; hint; implication; tenor
dialectUsed to infer someone's attitude or intention based on the way they speak.
Tīng听
tā他
de的
huà话
chá茬
r儿
，
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
hǎo好
bàn办
。
Judging from his tone, this matter will be easy to handle.
Tā他
de的
huà话
chá茬
r儿
bù不
duì对
，
hǎo好
xiàng像
yǒu有
shén什
me么
yǐn隐
qíng情
。
There's something off about his tone; it seems there's something he's hiding.
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Nǐ你
cóng从
tā他
de的
huà话
chá茬
r儿
lǐ里
tīng听
chū出
shén什
me么
lái来
le了
？
What did you pick up from the implication in his words?