汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 說話 hsk 2
shuō huà
說話 (说话)
to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word
講話 言語 話語 語句 言辭 口舌 話頭 說書 評書 唇舌 辭令
發言
❶（－∥－）〈动〉用语言表达意思：不要～｜感动得说不出话来。❷（～儿）（－∥－）〈动〉闲谈：找他～儿去｜说了半天话儿。❸（－∥－）〈动〉指责；非议：要把事情做好，否则人家要～了。❹〈副〉说话的一会儿时间，指时间相当短：你稍等一等，我～就来。❺〈动〉唐宋时代的一种民间技艺，以讲述故事为主，跟现在的说书相同。
说 (說) shuō/shuì 话 (話) huà
COMMON WORDS WITH 說話
說實話 ( 说实话 )
shuō shí huà
to speak the truth / truth to tell / frankly
( 说实话 )
說說話 ( 说说话 )
shuō shuō huà
say something
( 说说话 )
說話聲 ( 说话声 )
shuō huà shēng
voice / sound of conversation / sound of talk
( 说话声 )
說閒話 ( 说闲话 )
shuō xián huà
make idle talk / talk behind sb.'s back / gossip / trash-talk / dish the dirt
( 说闲话 )
說來話長 ( 说来话长 )
shuō lái huà cháng
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
( 说来话长 )
說老實話 ( 说老实话 )
shuō lǎo shí huà
to tell the truth / to be honest
( 说老实话 )
說笑話 ( 说笑话 )
shuō xiào huà
break a jest
( 说笑话 )
說夢話 ( 说梦话 )
shuō mèng huà
talk in one's dream / talk nonsense / talk in sleep
( 说梦话 )
說胡話 ( 说胡话 )
shuō hú huà
Nonsense
( 说胡话 )
說瞎話 ( 说瞎话 )
shuō xiā huà
Nonsense
( 说瞎话 )
自說自話 ( 自说自话 )
zì shuō zì huà
say to oneself
( 自说自话 )
說大話 ( 说大话 )
shuō dà huà
talk big / brag / boast / draw the long bow
( 说大话 )
打開天窗說亮話 ( 打开天窗说亮话 )
dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà
not to mince words / not to beat about the bush
( 打开天窗说亮话 )
說怪話 ( 说怪话 )
shuō guài huà
Strange things
( 说怪话 )
說空話 ( 说空话 )
shuō kōng huà
have empty talk
( 说空话 )
說鬼話 ( 说鬼话 )
shuō guǐ huà
Nonsense
( 说鬼话 )
空口說白話 ( 空口说白话 )
kōng kǒu shuō bái huà
to make empty promises
( 空口说白话 )
說話算數 ( 说话算数 )
shuō huà suàn shù
to keep one's promise / to mean what one says
( 说话算数 )
說話算話 ( 说话算话 )
shuō huà suàn huà
to do as promised / to be as good as one's word / to honor one's word / to mean what one says
( 说话算话 )
站著說話不腰疼 ( 站着说话不腰疼 )
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom) / to be an armchair expert / to blabber on
( 站着说话不腰疼 )
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他说话尖酸刻薄。

He has a sharp tongue.

他说话南腔北调。

He speaks with a mixture of accents.

保罗从早到晚不停地说话。

Paul talked unceasingly from dawn to dusk.

熄灯后不许说话。

No talking after lights are out.

他说话单调低沉。

He spoke in a flat monotone.

她对我说话不拘礼节。

She speaks to me in a family way.

他说话很斯文。

He spoke in an educated voice.

她说话慢条斯理不慌不忙。

She spoke in a slow and deliberate way.

他说话文绉绉的。

He speaks like a book.

他说话有准头。

You can depend on what he says.

  • Translation
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