Chinese Word: 话 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

话 (Trad.: 話)HSK 1

Pinyin: huà

English Definition: dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; Classifiers: 种

Chinese Definition:
①说出来的能表达思想感情的声音，亦指把这种声音记录下来的文字：说话。会话。对话。情话。话题。
②说，谈论：话别。话旧。话柄(话把儿，别人谈笑的资料)。茶话会。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 言

Ideographic:A spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 舌 [ shé ] tongue; bell clapper

Similar Characters: 诂恬

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电话	diàn huà	telephone; Classifiers: 部 ; phone number
讲话	jiǎng huà	a speech; to speak; to talk; to address; Classifiers: 个
说话HSK 2	shuō huà	to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
谈话	tán huà	to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation; Classifiers: 次
对话HSK 4	duì huà	dialogue; Classifiers: 个

1		wǒ 我 dǎ cuò 打错 diàn huà 电话 le 了。 I dialed the wrong number.
2		wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 diàn huà 电话 hào mǎ 号码。 I don't have the phone number.
3		wǒ men 我们 kě yǐ 可以 suí shí 随时 tán huà 谈话。 We can talk at any time.
4		wǒ 我 yào 要 dǎ diàn huà 打电话 gěi 给 bà ba 爸爸。 I want to call my dad.
5		tā 他 píng cháng 平常 bù zěn me 不怎么 jiǎng huà 讲话。 He doesn't speak much usually.

1		wǒ 我 dǎ cuò 打错 diàn huà 电话 le 了。 I dialed the wrong number.
2		wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 diàn huà 电话 hào mǎ 号码。 I don't have the phone number.
3		wǒ men 我们 kě yǐ 可以 suí shí 随时 tán huà 谈话。 We can talk at any time.
4		wǒ 我 yào 要 dǎ diàn huà 打电话 gěi 给 bà ba 爸爸。 I want to call my dad.
5		tā 他 píng cháng 平常 bù zěn me 不怎么 jiǎng huà 讲话。 He doesn't speak much usually.