How to say “talk” in Chinese
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“Talk” in Chinese is 说话, shuō huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
说话 is read shuō huà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
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 “说话”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 说话. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请不要说话qǐngbúyàoshuōhuàPlease don’t talk.
- 他没说话，但是心里很高兴。tāméishuōhuà,dànshìxīnlihěngāoxìngHe didn't say anything, but inside he was glad.
- 喂，你能听见我说话吗？wèi,nǐnéngtīngjiànwǒshuōhuàmaHello, can you hear me?
- 你怎么不说话？nǐzěnmebùshuōhuàWhy aren't you saying anything?
- 你怎么跟爷爷这样说话？真是没大没小！nǐzěnmegēnyéyezhèyàngshuōhuà,zhēnshìméidàméixiǎoHow can you talk to Grandpa like that? No respect for your elders!
- 开会的时候，他始终没说话。kāihuìdeshíhou,tāshǐzhōngméishuōhuàHe didn't say a single word the whole meeting.
More words from the lesson “Hello?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “talk” in Chinese?
“Talk” in Chinese is 说话, pinyin shuōhuà.
What does 说话 mean?
说话 (shuōhuà) means “talk”.
How do you write 说话?
说话 is 2 characters: 说 (shuō) — speak, say; 话 (huà) — speech, words. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 说话?
说话 is read shuōhuà. Tones: shuō — first tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“talk” in the lesson “Hello?”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” of HSK 1. 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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