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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
電話 diànhuà	電話 \| 電話* \| *電話	telephone / CL: 部 / phone call / CL: 通 / phone number	电话 HSK 1


說話 shuōhuà	說話 \| 說話* \| *說話	to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word	说话 HSK 1


打電話 dǎdiànhuà	打電話 \| 打電話* \| *打電話	to make a telephone call	打电话 HSK 1


話 huà	話 \| 話* \| *話	dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL: 種｜种, 席, 句, 口, 番	话 HSK 1


講話 jiǎnghuà	講話 \| 講話* \| *講話	a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL: 個｜个	讲话 HSK 2


的話 dehuà	的話 \| 的話* \| *的話	if (coming after a conditional clause)	的话 HSK 2


對話 duìhuà	對話 \| 對話* \| *對話	to talk (with sb) / dialogue; conversation	对话 HSK 2


笑話 xiàohua	笑話 \| 笑話* \| *笑話	joke; jest (CL:個｜个) / to laugh at; to mock / ridiculous; absurd	笑话 HSK 2


普通話 pǔtōnghuà	普通話 \| 普通話* \| *普通話	Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech	普通话 HSK 2


談話 tánhuà	談話 \| 談話* \| *談話	to talk (with sb) / to have a conversation / talk / conversation / CL: 次	谈话 HSK 3


童話 tónghuà	童話 \| 童話* \| *童話	children's fairy tales	童话 HSK 4


神話 shénhuà	神話 \| 神話* \| *神話	legend / fairy tale / myth / mythology	神话 HSK 4


一句話 yījùhuà	一句話 \| 一句話* \| *一句話	in a word; in short	一句话 HSK 5


通話 tōnghuà	通話 \| 通話* \| *通話	to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call	通话 HSK 6


說實話 shuōshíhuà	說實話 \| 說實話* \| *說實話	to speak the truth / truth to tell / frankly	说实话 HSK 6


聽話 tīnghuà	聽話 \| 聽話* \| *聽話	to do what one is told / obedient	听话 HSK 7-9


實話 shíhuà	實話 \| 實話* \| *實話	truth	实话 HSK 7-9


廢話 fèihuà	廢話 \| 廢話* \| *廢話	nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words / You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)	废话 HSK 7-9


謊話 huǎnghuà	謊話 \| 謊話* \| *謊話	lie	谎话 HSK 7-9


不像話 bùxiànghuà	不像話 \| 不像話* \| *不像話	unreasonable / shocking / outrageous	不像话 HSK 7-9


心裡話 xīnlihuà	心裡話 \| 心裡話* \| *心裡話	(to express one's) true feelings / what is on one's mind / secret mind	心里话 HSK 7-9


說老實話 shuōlǎoshihuà	說老實話 \| 說老實話* \| *說老實話	to be honest / to tell the truth / to be frank	说老实话 HSK 7-9


俗話 súhuà	俗話 \| 俗話* \| *俗話	common saying / proverb	俗话 HSK 7-9


說閒話 shuōxiánhuà	說閒話 \| 說閒話* \| *說閒話	to chat / to gossip	说闲话 HSK 7-9


問話 wènhuà	問話 \| 問話* \| *問話	to ask sb a question / question	问话


白話 báihuà	白話 \| 白話* \| *白話	spoken language / vernacular	白话


髒話 zānghuà	髒話 \| 髒話* \| *髒話	profanity / obscene language / speaking rudely	脏话


會話 huìhuà	會話 \| 會話* \| *會話	(language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL: 個｜个, 次	会话


情話 qínghuà	情話 \| 情話* \| *情話	terms of endearment / words of love	情话


喊話 hǎnhuà	喊話 \| 喊話* \| *喊話	to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc / (fig.) to convey a strong message	喊话


悄悄話 qiāoqiaohuà	悄悄話 \| 悄悄話* \| *悄悄話	whisperings / private words / confidences / sweet nothings	悄悄话


回話 huíhuà	回話 \| 回話* \| *回話	to reply	回话


好話 hǎohuà	好話 \| 好話* \| *好話	friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions	好话


話裡有話 huàlǐyǒuhuà	話裡有話 \| 話裡有話* \| *話裡有話	one's words carry an implicit meaning	话里有话


大白話 dàbáihuà	大白話 \| 大白話* \| *大白話	colloquial speech	大白话


壞話 huàihuà	壞話 \| 壞話* \| *壞話	unpleasant talk / malicious words	坏话


閒話 xiánhuà	閒話 \| 閒話* \| *閒話	casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind)	闲话


長途電話 chángtúdiànhuà	長途電話 \| 長途電話* \| *長途電話	long-distance phone call	长途电话


閩南話 Mǐnnánhuà	閩南話 \| 閩南話* \| *閩南話	Southern Min, a family of Sinitic languages spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas / Hokkien, major variety of Southern Min	闽南话


搭話 dāhuà	搭話 \| 搭話* \| *搭話	to talk / to get into conversation with / to send word	搭话


放話 fànghuà	放話 \| 放話* \| *放話	to give orders / to spread news or rumors / to leak certain information intentionally	放话


官話 guānhuà	官話 \| 官話* \| *官話	"officialese" / bureaucratic language / Mandarin	官话


老話 lǎohuà	老話 \| 老話* \| *老話	an old saying	老话


移動電話 yídòngdiànhuà	移動電話 \| 移動電話* \| *移動電話	mobile telephone	移动电话


題外話 tíwàihuà	題外話 \| 題外話* \| *題外話	off-topic comment; digression	题外话


假話 jiǎhuà	假話 \| 假話* \| *假話	a lie / untrue statement / misstatement	假话


客家話 Kèjiāhuà	客家話 \| 客家話* \| *客家話	Hakka dialect	客家话


看笑話 kànxiàohua	看笑話 \| 看笑話* \| *看笑話	to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself	看笑话


二話 èrhuà	二話 \| 二話* \| *二話	objection / differing opinion	二话


套話 tàohuà	套話 \| 套話* \| *套話	polite phrase; conventional greetings / cliché / to try to worm facts out of sb	套话


佳話 jiāhuà	佳話 \| 佳話* \| *佳話	story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide	佳话


屁話 pìhuà	屁話 \| 屁話* \| *屁話	bullshit; nonsense	屁话


後話 hòuhuà	後話 \| 後話* \| *後話	something to be taken up later in speech or writing	后话


騷話 sāohuà	騷話 \| 騷話* \| *騷話	obscenities / lewd talk	骚话


胡話 húhuà	胡話 \| 胡話* \| *胡話	nonsense / ridiculous talk / hogwash	胡话


說話算話 shuōhuàsuànhuà	說話算話 \| 說話算話* \| *說話算話	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


空話 kōnghuà	空話 \| 空話* \| *空話	empty talk / bunk / malicious gossip	空话


氣話 qìhuà	氣話 \| 氣話* \| *氣話	angry words / sth said in the moment of anger	气话


睜眼說瞎話 zhēngyǎnshuōxiāhuà	睜眼說瞎話 \| 睜眼說瞎話* \| *睜眼說瞎話	(idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel	睁眼说瞎话


客套話 kètàohuà	客套話 \| 客套話* \| *客套話	conventional greeting; polite formula	客套话


黑話 hēihuà	黑話 \| 黑話* \| *黑話	argot / bandits' secret jargon / malicious words	黑话


傻話 shǎhuà	傻話 \| 傻話* \| *傻話	foolish talk / nonsense	傻话


睜著眼睛說瞎話 zhēngzheyǎnjīngshuōxiāhuà	睜著…瞎話 \| 睜著…瞎話* \| *睜著…瞎話	(idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel	睁着眼睛说瞎话


醜話 chǒuhuà	醜話 \| 醜話* \| *醜話	ugly talk / vulgarity / obscenity	丑话


客氣話 kèqihuà	客氣話 \| 客氣話* \| *客氣話	words of politeness / politesse / decorous talking / talk with propriety	客气话


風涼話 fēngliánghuà	風涼話 \| 風涼話* \| *風涼話	sneering / sarcasm / cynical remarks	风凉话


反話 fǎnhuà	反話 \| 反話* \| *反話	irony / ironic remark	反话


打開天窗說亮話 dǎkāitiānchuāngshuōliànghuà	打開…亮話 \| 打開…亮話* \| *打開…亮話	(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush	打开天窗说亮话


公用電話 gōngyòngdiànhuà	公用電話 \| 公用電話* \| *公用電話	public phone / CL: 部	公用电话


瘋話 fēnghuà	瘋話 \| 瘋話* \| *瘋話	crazy talk / ravings / nonsense	疯话


蠢話 chǔnhuà	蠢話 \| 蠢話* \| *蠢話	foolish talk; nonsense	蠢话


行話 hánghuà	行話 \| 行話* \| *行話	jargon / language of the trade	行话


詞話 cíhuà	詞話 \| 詞話* \| *詞話	form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty	词话


土話 tǔhuà	土話 \| 土話* \| *土話	vernacular / slang / dialect / patois	土话


留話 liúhuà	留話 \| 留話* \| *留話	to leave word / to leave a message	留话


評話 pínghuà	評話 \| 評話* \| *評話	storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary	评话


俏皮話 qiàopihuà	俏皮話 \| 俏皮話* \| *俏皮話	witticism / wisecrack / sarcastic remark / double entendre	俏皮话


怪話 guàihuà	怪話 \| 怪話* \| *怪話	ridiculous talk / preposterous remark	怪话


答話 dáhuà	答話 \| 答話* \| *答話	to reply / to answer	答话


通電話 tōngdiànhuà	通電話 \| 通電話* \| *通電話	to phone sb up	通电话


中國話 Zhōngguóhuà	中國話 \| 中國話* \| *中國話	(spoken) Chinese language	中国话


可視電話 kěshìdiànhuà	可視電話 \| 可視電話* \| *可視電話	videophone	可视电话


傳話 chuánhuà	傳話 \| 傳話* \| *傳話	to pass on a story / to communicate a message	传话


不是話 bùshìhuà	不是話 \| 不是話* \| *不是話	see 不像話｜不像话	不是话


空口說白話 kōngkǒushuōbáihuà	空口說白話 \| 空口說白話* \| *空口說白話	to make empty promises	空口说白话


散話 sǎnhuà	散話 \| 散話* \| *散話	digression	散话


程控電話 chéngkòngdiànhuà	程控電話 \| 程控電話* \| *程控電話	automatic telephone exchange	程控电话


不成話 bùchénghuà	不成話 \| 不成話* \| *不成話	see 不像話｜不像话	不成话


詩話 shīhuà	詩話 \| 詩話* \| *詩話	notes on poetry, an essay genre consisting of informal commentary on poems and poets and their lives (old) / a genre of narrative literature interspersing prose with poetry, popular in the Tang and Song dynasties	诗话


平話 pínghuà	平話 \| 平話* \| *平話	storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary	平话


冷話 lěnghuà	冷話 \| 冷話* \| *冷話	harsh words / sarcasm / bitter remarks	冷话


直話 zhíhuà	直話 \| 直話* \| *直話	straight talk / straightforward words	直话


插話 chāhuà	插話 \| 插話* \| *插話	to interrupt (sb speaking) / interruption / digression	插话


鬧笑話 nàoxiàohua	鬧笑話 \| 鬧笑話* \| *鬧笑話	to make a fool of oneself	闹笑话


洋話 yánghuà	洋話 \| 洋話* \| *洋話	foreign language (esp. Western)	洋话


拉話 lāhuà	拉話 \| 拉話* \| *拉話	(dialect) to chat	拉话


訓話 xùnhuà	訓話 \| 訓話* \| *訓話	to admonish subordinates	训话


葷笑話 hūnxiàohua	葷笑話 \| 葷笑話* \| *葷笑話	dirty jokes / jokes of a visceral nature	荤笑话


一席話 yīxíhuà	一席話 \| 一席話* \| *一席話	the content of a conversation / words / remarks	一席话


玩話 wánhuà	玩話 \| 玩話* \| *玩話	playful talk / joking	玩话

Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.

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