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HSK
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  *话* | 话* | *话
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL: 種|种, , , ,
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *话* | 话* | *话
old variant of 話|话
HSK 1
subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic
HSK 3
stage play / modern drama / CL: 臺|台,
HSK 3
call charge
HSK 7-9
microphone / (telephone) receiver; handset / megaphone / (fig.) mouthpiece; spokesperson
HSK 7-9
words / speech / utterance / discourse
HSK 7-9
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information / to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
subject (under discussion) / thread (of an argument)
be that as it may
It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) / to discuss; to recount
plum candy / preserved plum
to say a few parting words; to bid goodbye
phone operator
topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation
one's words carry an implicit meaning
Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
one's speaking voice / tone / implication
tone of voice / topic / subject under discussion
one's words carry an implicit meaning
to reminisce
telephone booth
manipulative talk / (sales) patter / CL:
(idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
calling card (telephone)
(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
to change the direction or tone of a conversation
(coll.) (from Cantonese) the boss; the big cheese; the top dog
(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
(idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion
ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
one's words carry barbs / one's remarks are sarcastic
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
phonograph or radio (old term) / chatterbox / talkative person
too much talk is a nuisance (idiom)
a pretext for gossip / a matter for derision
chatterer
erhua variant of 話茬|话茬


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