HSK 2 vocabulary › 说话
说话
说话 in English: to speak; to say
shuō huà
to speak; to say
How to pronounce 说话
shuō huà (without tone marks: shuo hua). shuō is a first (high, level) tone; huà is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 说话
说 shuō
to persuade
to persuade
话 huà
dialect; language; spoken words
dialect; language; spoken words
Example sentences with 说话
| 我们见面的时候，他总是笑，但是很少说话。 | from The Quiet Neighbor |
| 她不需要很多东西，只希望有人陪她说话。 | from A Weekend Helping Older People |
| 那天我发现，认真听别人说话也是一种重要的帮助。 | from A Weekend Helping Older People |
Related words
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say | HSK 1 |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call | HSK 1 |
| 说明 | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate | HSK 4 |
| 小说 | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction | HSK 4 |
| 对话 | duì huà | to talk (with sb); dialogue | HSK 4 |
| 普通话 | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) | HSK 4 |
| 笑话 | xiào hua | joke; jest | HSK 4 |
| 传说 | chuán shuō | legend; folk tale | HSK 5 |
| 胡说 | hú shuō | to talk nonsense; drivel | HSK 5 |
| 据说 | jù shuō | it is said that; reportedly | HSK 5 |