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  *话* | 话* | *话
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL: 種|种, , , ,
HSK 1
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  *词* | 词* | *词
word / statement; speech; lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (CL:)
HSK 2
a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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  *讲* | 讲* | *讲
to speak / to explain / to negotiate / to emphasize / to be particular about / as far as sth is concerned / speech / lecture
HSK 2
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  *名* | 名* | *名
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
HSK 2
Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech
HSK 2
to inform / to report / to make known / report / speech / talk / lecture / CL: , , 個|个,
HSK 3
to make a speech / statement / utterance / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
brothers / younger brother / CL: 個|个 / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal
HSK 4
speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message
HSK 4
to give a lecture; to make a speech
HSK 4
colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL: 門|门
HSK 4
to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract
HSK 4
words / speech / (spoken) language
HSK 5
depth / (of a speech etc) profundity / advanced stage of development
HSK 5
to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词
HSK 7-9
flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy
HSK 7-9
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  *腔* | 腔* | *腔
(bound form) cavity / (bound form) speech; talk / tune / accent (in one's speech) / (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock
HSK 7-9
to compare / to liken to / metaphor / analogy / figure of speech / figuratively
HSK 7-9
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  *哑* | 哑* | *哑
mute; dumb; incapable of speech / (of a voice) hoarse; husky / (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud
HSK 7-9
fragment (of speech etc) / extract (from book etc) / episode (of story etc)
HSK 7-9
speech / to deliver a speech
HSK 7-9
common saying / proverb / colloquial speech
HSK 7-9
words / speech / utterance / discourse
HSK 7-9
to halt / to break off / pause (in speech)
HSK 7-9
to read out loud to an audience / a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
HSK 7-9
orangutan / (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin
HSK 7-9
high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile
HSK 7-9
(linguistics) oral speech sounds
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent / articulate
HSK 7-9
prologue of play / opening remarks / preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
HSK 7-9
propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms
HSK 7-9
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  *言* | 言* | *言
words / speech / to say / to talk
that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]
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  *语* | 语* | *语
dialect / language / speech
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  *溜* | 溜* | *溜
swift current; rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings; neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster; to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc)
(idiom) muddy and wet / (idiom) (of speech, writing etc) slovenly; sloppy; (of actions) indecisive
(voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful
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  *讱* | 讱* | *讱
(literary) slow in speech
(slang) (used at the end of a sentence to mimic Korean speech) (loanword from Korean verb ending "seumnida") / (jocular) a Korean
flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech) / glib-tongued / oily
faulty wording / mispronunciation due to a speech defect
part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc) / lexical category
talking in one's sleep / words spoken during sleep / fig. speech bearing no relation to reality / delusions
graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric
lengthy (report or speech)
discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech
(linguistics) part of speech / word class / lexical category
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality , physical charm , propriety in speech and efficiency in needlework
meaning / content of speech or writing / semantic
Gentlemen! (start of a speech) / Ladies and Gentlemen!
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  *谔* | 谔* | *谔
honest speech
(of speech or actions) direct and efficient / without fooling around
(of speech) indistinct / mumbling / hesitating
meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech
(of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained
to let slip / loss of speech (e.g. as a result of brain damage); aphasia
(of a manuscript) to be completed / to do without prepared notes (when giving a speech)
affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered
wooden and slow of speech / slow-speeched / inarticulate / unsophisticated
main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech)
affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered
ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character / classical speech sounds
to examine / to check / to keep a lookout / cautious / restrained (in speech or mannerisms)
voluminous / flowing (of speeches, articles etc) (idiom)
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  *讠* | 讠* | *讠
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁
to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
something to be taken up later in speech or writing
to choke (on) / to choke off (in speech)
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  *痖* | 痖* | *痖
mute, incapable of speech / same as 啞|哑
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  *囔* | 囔* | *囔
muttering, indistinct speech
barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)
to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) / to denounce by word and pen
clumsy in speech / poor speaker
feelings of the masses / my situation (humble speech)
to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions / Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 wen2]
prudent in speech
speech of thanks
gritty (of foodstuffs) / fig. jarring speech
lit. muscles and joints / by ext. the relations between parts in a speech, composition etc
to float about / (of a feeling) to show on the face / (of speech, friendship etc) shallow / vague
diverse and complicated (of one's affairs) / prolix (of speech, writing etc)
awkward in speech
epigram / meaningful or significant speech
equivocal speech / to use vague or ambiguous language
lit. enveloped in clouds and mist (idiom) / fig. (of speech or writing) unclear; confusing
reply / thank-you speech
(linguistics) flow of speech
speech recognition
doctrine (esp. religious) / argumentation (in a speech or essay)
refutation / incoherent speech
interjection (part of speech) / exclamation
mouthful (awkward speech) / tongue-twister
mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words
verbosity / verbose speech
a beautiful speech or piece of writing / your beautiful article (honorific)
open-mouthed (jar etc) / (of speech) freely / exposure (finance)
(linguistics) phonological reduction; lazy pronunciation; allegro speech
keynote speech

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