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。
你可以说“说话”，也可以说“中国话”，还可以用“话”来讲故事。
Meanings
话huà
words; what someone says; speech
他说的话我都听懂了。
话huà
language; dialect
你会说上海话吗？
说话shuōhuà
to speak; to talk
老师正在说话，请安静。
Related words
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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