Skip to content

说话shuō huàto talk

HSK 1word

By Chinese Copilot · Last updated

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. 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?

  1. 他不说话。

    Tā bù shuōhuà.

    He doesn't speak.

  2. 上课的时候不要说话。

    Shàngkè de shíhou búyào shuōhuà.

    Don't talk during class.

How is 说话 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你怎么不说话?

    Nǐ zěnme bù shuōhuà?

    Why aren't you speaking?

  2. Speaker B:

    我不想说话。

    Wǒ bù xiǎng shuōhuà.

    I don't want to talk.

  3. Speaker A:

    你累了吗?

    Nǐ lèi le ma?

    Are you tired?

  4. Speaker B:

    有点儿累。

    Yǒudiǎnr lèi.

    A little tired.

Can you use 说话 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他不___。 (He doesn't speak.)
  2. 2.What does 上课的时候不要说话。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 上课的时候不要___。 (Don't talk during class.)

What should you learn next?

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.