shuō huà

说 话

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1
v.speak; talk; say
- wǒ bù gǎn hé tā shuō huà
  我不敢和她说话。
  I don't dare to speak to her.
- bù néng nà yàng gēn nǐ mā ma shuō huà
  不能那样跟你妈妈说话！
  That's no way to speak to your mother!
- tā fā shì zài yě bù hé tā shuō huà le
  她发誓再也不和他说话了。
  She vowed never to speak to him again.
synonym
jiǎng huà讲话 fā yán发言
2
v.chat; talk
- shàng bān shí hou jìn zhǐ shuō huà
  上班时候禁止说话。
  No chatting over work.
- zhǎo mǒu rén shuō huà
  找某人说话
  have a chat with somebody
- wǒ men zhèng shuō huà tā jiù lái le
  我们正说话，他就来了。
  We were talking when he came in.
3
v.censure; criticize
- nǐ zhè yàng zuò rén jia yào shuō huà de
  你这样做，人家要说话的。
  Considering what you've done, people will talk.
- yào àn shí dào dá fǒu zé rén jia yào shuō huà le
  要按时到达，否则人家要说话了。
  You'd better come on time, or you will be blamed.
4
adv.infmlthe short while it takes for one to speak; at once; in a minute; in no time; right away
- nín shāo děng yī děng wǒ shuō huà jiù lái
  您稍等一等，我说话就来。
  Please wait a moment. I will be there at once.
5
n.words
- tā zhè jù shuō huà hěn yǒu yì si
  他这句说话很有意思。
  What he said was quite meaningful.
synonym
yǔ yán语言 yán yǔ言语 huà yǔ话语

Separable word
"说" and "话" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我们俩正说着话的时候，他来了。
  He came while we were talking.
- 以前我没跟她说过话。
  I haven't spoken to her before.
- 我陪她说了一会儿话。
  I talked to her for a while.

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