speech; utterance; discourse
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
speech; utterance; words spoken
literaryRefers to spoken language, what is said. Often used in more formal or literary contexts than simply '话'.
Hái孩
zi子
tiān天
zhēn真
de的
huà话
yǔ语
cháng常
cháng常
néng能
wēn温
nuǎn暖
rén人
xīn心
。
A child's innocent words can often warm people's hearts.
Tā他
huà话
yǔ语
bù不
duō多
，
dàn但
jù句
jù句
zhōng中
tīng听
。
He doesn't speak much, but every word he says is pleasing to hear.
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Zhè这
duàn段
zhèng政
zhì治
huà话
yǔ语
de的
fēn分
xī析
fēi非
cháng常
shēn深
kè刻
。
The analysis of this political discourse is very profound.
Méi媒
tǐ体
de的
huà话
yǔ语
quán权
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
。
The media's power of discourse is crucial in modern society.