Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
话
huà
Description
“话”是我们每天都会用到的字，意思是人说出来的语言。
"话" is a character we use every day, meaning the language spoken by people.
你可以说“说话”，也可以说“中国话”，还可以用“话”来讲故事。
You can say "说话" (to speak), or "中国话" (Chinese language), and you can also use "话" to tell stories.
Meanings
话huà
words; what someone says; speech
他说的话我都听懂了。
I understood everything he said.
话huà
language; dialect
你会说上海话吗？
Can you speak Shanghainese?
说话shuōhuà
to speak; to talk
老师正在说话，请安静。
The teacher is speaking, please be quiet.
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Notes
- Etymology
讠(speech radical) + 舌(tongue), together meaning words spoken with the tongue.
- Nuance
话 is the words themselves; 说话 means the act of speaking.
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