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话
huà
talk, speech; language, dialect
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A spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation
Words Using 话 (233)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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打电话
dǎdiànhuà
to make a telephone call
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打电话
dǎdiànhuà
to make a telephone call
说话
shuōhuà
to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word
2
说话
shuōhuà
to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word
对话
duìhuà
dialog / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
4
对话
duìhuà
dialog / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
笑话
xiàohuà
joke / jest / CL:[[個|个<gè>]] / to laugh at / to mock
4
笑话
xiàohuà
joke / jest / CL:[[個|个<gè>]] / to laugh at / to mock
普通话
pǔtōnghuà
Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech
4
普通话
pǔtōnghuà
Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech
废话
fèihuà
nonsense / rubbish / superfluous words / You don't say! / No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
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废话
fèihuà
nonsense / rubbish / superfluous words / You don't say! / No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
实话
shíhuà
truth
5
实话
shíhuà
truth
话题
huàtí
subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic
5
话题
huàtí
subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic
神话
shénhuà
legend / fairy tale / myth / mythology
5
神话
shénhuà
legend / fairy tale / myth / mythology
闲话
xiánhuà
digression / gossip / complaint / scandal / CL:[[段<duàn>]]
6
闲话
xiánhuà
digression / gossip / complaint / scandal / CL:[[段<duàn>]]
Component Breakdown
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⿰讠舌
i
Component Tree i
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