Keyword
talk
- speech
- language
- dialect
- Frequency
- #213
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
A spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
话
dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said
电话
telephone; phone call; phone number
的话
if (coming after a conditional clause)
说话
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
讲话
a speech; to speak; to talk; to address
对话
to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
话题
subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
谈话
to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation
打电话
to make a telephone call
神话
legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology
笑话
joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock; ridiculous; absurd
话语
words; speech; utterance; discourse
说实话
to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
普通话
Putonghua; standard Mandarin
童话
children's fairy tales
通话
to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call
废话
nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
话剧
stage play; modern drama
实话
truth
听话
to do what one is told; obedient
换句话说
in other words
话费
call charge
通电话
to phone sb up
脏话
profanity; obscene language; speaking rudely