Chinese word

话

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuà

Meaning

  • nounwords

Example

他说的话很有意思。tā shuō de huà hěn yǒu yì si

His words are very interesting.

Illustration for 话 (words)

More examples

我有一句话想说。wǒ yǒu yí jù huà xiǎng shuō

I have something to say.

Core concept

A piece of spoken content, from one brief remark to part of a longer conversation.

Common phrases

  • 一句话yí jù huà

    one sentence

  • 有话要说yǒu huà yào shuō

    have something to say

  • 没话说méi huà shuō

    have nothing to say

Similar words

词cí: One meaningful word used in speech or writing.
句子jù zi: A set of words arranged as a complete, meaningful sentence.
语言yǔ yán: The whole system of spoken and written communication used by people.

Definition in Chinese

指人说出的言语、句子或意见，也可泛指一段谈话的内容或他人的言论。zhǐ rén shuō chū de yán yǔ jù zi huò yì jiàn yě kě fàn zhǐ yí duàn tán huà de nèi róng huò tā rén de yán lùn

Word origin

话 (huà, "words") is simplified from 話 (huà, "words"), a meaning-and-sound character using 言 (yán, "speech") + 舌 (shé, "tongue"); 言 points to speech and 舌 chiefly supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • English "talk" often names the activity of speaking, while this noun more often points to the content produced by that activity, similar to "what someone said."

Other meanings

  • remarknoun

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