说话shuō huàto talk
说话 (shuō huà) means "to talk." It appears in 他不说话 (He doesn't speak) and 上课的时候不要说话 (Don't talk during class). A speaker asks 你怎么不说话? (Why aren't you speaking?), and the answer is 我不想说话 (I don't want to talk). It combines 说 (to speak) and 话 (spoken words).
What does 说话 mean?
- 1.
to talkverb
What do the characters in 说话 mean?
- 说to speak
- 话spoken words
How do you use 说话?
See it in 他不说话 and 上课的时候不要说话.
What are some examples of 说话 in a sentence?
How is 说话 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你怎么不说话?
Nǐ zěnme bù shuōhuà?
Why aren't you speaking?
- Speaker B:
我不想说话。
Wǒ bù xiǎng shuōhuà.
I don't want to talk.
- Speaker A:
你累了吗?
Nǐ lèi le ma?
Are you tired?
- Speaker B:
有点儿累。
Yǒudiǎnr lèi.
A little tired.
Can you use 说话 correctly?
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Related words
- 打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone callHSK 1
- 说shuōto speak; to talk; to sayHSK 1
- 电话diàn huàtelephoneHSK 1
- 听说tīng shuōto hear (sth said)HSK 3
- 再说zài shuōto put off a discussion until laterHSK 4
- 说明shuō míngto explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to proveHSK 4
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.