How to say “dialogue” in Chinese

对话
duìhuà

dialogue; talk

verb · HSK 3 · topic “Studying”

“Dialogue” in Chinese is 对话, duì huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

对话 is read duì huà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

duì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
huà — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

对
duì — correct; toward
话
huà — speech, words

On the left, 讠 “speech”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “对话”.

More words from the lesson “Homework”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “dialogue” in Chinese?

“Dialogue” in Chinese is 对话, pinyin duìhuà.

What does 对话 mean?

对话 (duìhuà) means “dialogue; talk”.

How do you write 对话?

对话 is 2 characters: 对 (duì) — correct; toward; 话 (huà) — speech, words. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 对话?

对话 is read duìhuà. Tones: duì — fourth tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“dialogue” in the lesson “Homework”

This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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