VIE-ENG DE-ENG SEA LANG DICT LESSONS RANDOM CEFR EXPERT VietnamesePod 126LESSONS GLOSSIKA SAIGONESE 150 THEMEN 3600 WORDTYPE FREQUENCY ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGES 1800 H.I.M.Y:M. OXFORD 32000 TED TED2 SEA LANG BITEXTS
302 Themes

175 To speak 说话 (shuōhuà)


write a letter
call
mail
send by mail
express delivery
send by mail
remit, send
remit money
say, speak
talk
加以~ explain to someone || 详细地~ explain in detail || ~反复 explain repeatedly
speak, tell, say
在大会上 ~ speak at a big meeting || 电视~ talk on TV || 会, 爱~ will, love to present
与 他~ communicate with him || 互相~ mutual communication || ~思想, 感情, 经验 exchange ideas, feelings, experiences
discuss
跟他~ talk to him || 谈两次话 talk twice || 个别~ individual tutorial/conversation
talk about
mention
put forward
question
ask
ask for directions
give a speech
make a report
make a speech
whisper in sb.’s ear
whisper to each other
urgent, private whisper
think aloud
speak hesitantly (hem and haw)
talkative
chatter
talk slickly
talk nonsense
talk randomly
talk utter nonsense
say everything on your mind
speak the truth
say directly
speak frankly
get right to the point
frankly speaking, let’s not mince matters, not beat around the bush
flowery speech with no substance
have the gift of the gab, be a glib talker
speak with fancy words
military tactics on paper, armchair strategist
exaggerate
overstate
boast
talk big, brag, boast
flatter
talk with, have a conversation
师生~ teacher-student dialogue || 公开~ public dialogue || 第三次~ the third dialogue
interrupt, chip in
try to get the first word in
talk like a bureaucrat
keep nothing from each other
chat
chat
chatter idly, boast or brag
talk or chat about ordinary daily life

1 通信 [-] tōngxìn (communicate-letter) write a letter: 与朋友~ write a letter to a friend || 很少~ rarely write letters || 互相~ write letters to each other '
2 拨打 [撥-] bōdǎ (dial-call) call: ~电话 call on the phone || ~手机 call with a cell phone || ~国际长途 make a long distance international call '
3 邮 [郵] yóu (post, mail) mail: ~一本书 mail one book '
4 邮寄 [郵-] yóujì (mail-send) send by mail: ~给学校 mail to the school || ~文件 mail a document || ~物品 mail goods '
5 快递 [-遞] kuàidì (express-delivery) express delivery: ~到美国 express delivery to America || ~一个箱子 send a box with express delivery || 国际~ international express '
6 寄 [-] jì (send, post) send by mail: ~信 send a letter || ~衣服 send clothes || ~钱 send money '
7 汇 [匯] huì (remit) remit, send: ~钱 remit money || ~现金 remit cash '
8 汇款 [匯-] huìkuǎn (remit-money) remit money: 汇一笔款 remit a sum of money || 到邮局~ go to the post office to send money || 直接~ directly remit money '
9 说 [說] shuō (explain, speak, say) say, speak: ~清楚 speak clearly || 不 停地~ constantly speak || 简单地~ speak simply '
10 说话 [説話] shuōhuà (speak-word) talk: ~很慢 talk very slowly || 大声~ talk loudly || 爱~ love to talk '
11 说明 [說-] shuōmíng (explain-clear) explain: 加以~ explain to someone || 详细地~ explain in detail || ~反复 explain repeatedly '
12 讲 [講] jiǎng (say, speak, talk) speak, tell, say: ~ 汉语 speak Chinese || ~故事 tell a story || ~道理 speak reason '
13 讲话 [講話] jiǎnghuà (talk-word) talk, present: 在大会上 ~ speak at a big meeting || 电视~ talk on TV || 会, 爱~ will, love to present '
14 交流 [-] jiāoliú (mutual-communicate) communicate, exchange: 与 他~ communicate with him || 互相~ mutual communication || ~思想, 感情, 经验 exchange ideas, feelings, experiences '
15 谈 [談] tán (talk, discuss) discuss: ~体会 talk about experiences || ~看法 discuss a viewpoint || ~一个问题 discuss a question '
16 谈话 [談話] tánhuà (talk-word) talk: 跟他~ talk to him || 谈两次话 talk twice || 个别~ individual tutorial/conversation '
17 谈论 [談論] tánlùn (talk-discuss) talk about: ~一个问题talk about a question || ~别人talk about other people || ~这次展览talk about this exhibition '
18 提 [-] tí (hold, raise, ask, suggest) mention: ~意见 mention an opinion || ~问题 mention a question || ~要求 bring up a requirement '
19 提出 [-] tíchū (put-forward) put forward: ~看法 put forward an opinion || ~请求 put forward a request || ~建议 raise a protest '
20 提问 [-問] tíwèn (raise-question) question: 自由~ freely question || 向 她~ question her || 第二次~ the second question '
21 问 [問] wèn (ask) ask: ~问题 ask questions || ~他们 ask them || ~消息 ask for news '
22 问路 [問-] wènlù (ask-route) ask for directions: 向他~ ask him for directions || 投石~ throw a stone to find the way (test the waters) '
23 演讲 [-講] yǎnjiǎng (explain-speak) give a speech: 公开 ~ give a public speech || 用英语~ give a speech in English || 在大会上~ make a speech at a convention '
24 做报告 [-報-] zuòbàogào (make-report) make a report: 做两个报告 make two reports || 做书面报告 do a written report || 做口头报告 do an oral report '
25 致辞 [-辭] zhìcí (extend-speech) make a speech: 即席 (jíxí) ~ make an offthe-cuff speech || 上台~ go onstage to make a speech || 分别~ speak separately '
26 咬耳朵 [-] yǎo’ěrduǒ (articulate-ear) whisper in sb.’s ear: 对女儿~说 whisper in your daughter’s ear || 跟同伴~ whisper in a companion’s ear || 互 相~ whisper in each other’s ears '
27 交头接耳 [-頭--] jiāotóujiē’ěr (cross-head-touch-ear) whisper to each other: 纷纷~ whisper to each other in succession || 考生~ exam-takers whispering to each other || ~地议论着 whispered and talked '
28 窃窃私语 [竊竊-語] qièqièsīyǔ (secretly-reduplication-privately-talk) urgent, private whisper: 听众~ the audience whispers privately || 互 相~ urgently whisper to each other '
29 自言自语 [---語] zìyánzìyǔ (self-speak-self-talk) think aloud: ~地 说 talk to yourself out loud '
30 吞吞吐吐 [-] tūntūntǔtǔ (swallow-reduplication-spit-reduplication) speak hesitantly (hem and haw): ~不敢说 hesitate over something you are afraid to say 495 '
31 多嘴 [-] duōzuǐ (excessive-mouth) talkative: 嫌她~ talk too much to her || 有点~ a little bit talkative || 不敢~ afraid of talking too much '
32 唠叨 [嘮-] láodāo (garrulous) chatter: ~两句 nagging || ~自己的事 prattle on about your own affairs || 爱~ love to chatter '
33 耍嘴皮子 [-] shuǎzuǐpízi (show off-talk tricks) talk slickly: 跟警察~ talk slickly to the police '
34 胡说 [-説] húshuō (recklessly-talk) talk nonsense: ~什么 talk nonsense about something || 别~ don’t talk nonsense || 信口~ thoughtlessly talk nonsense '
35 瞎扯 [-] xiāchě (blindly-gossip) talk randomly: 随意~ randomly talk about nothing || ~一大堆 talk a lot of nonsense '
36 胡说八道 [-說--] húshuōbādào (northern people-talk-eight-scripture) talk utter nonsense: 到处~ talk nonsense everywhere '
37 倾诉 [傾訴] qīngsù (totally-tell) say everything on your mind: ~烦恼 pour out troubles || 互相~ tell each other everything || 向人~ tell someone everything on your mind '
38 说实话 [說實話] shuōshíhuà (speak-true-word) speak the truth: ~, 我现 在真高兴. to tell the truth, I am very happy || ~, 我真不知道他在哪儿. To tell the truth, I have no idea where he is || 决不~ not at all the truth '
39 直说 [-說] zhíshuō (straight-speak) say directly: 直话~ speak frankly || 有话~ please speak frankly || 那我就~了. Then I’ll speak very frankly. '
40 实话实说 [實話實説] shíhuàshíshuō (true-word-truly-speak) speak frankly: 跟家长~ speak frankly with parents || 向群众~ tell the truth to the masses '
41 开门见山 [開門見-] kāiménjiànshān (open-door-saw-mountain) get right to the point: ~地说明来意. Explain why you came right away. || ~ 地问. Get right to the point with the question. || ~地对记者说 get right to the point with a reporter '
42 打开天窗说亮话 [-開--說-話] dǎkāi tiānchuāng shuō liàng huà (open-roofwindow-speak-frank-word) frankly speaking, let’s not mince matters, not beat around the bush: 你~, 为什么不同意他们的婚事? Frankly speaking, why don’t you agree with their marriage? '
43 花言巧语 [---語] huāyánqiǎoyǔ (flowery-speech-deceitful-language) flowery speech with no substance: 对女孩子~ speak prettily to a little girl || ~地想借钱 flatter someone to borrow money '
44 能说会道 [-説會-] néngshuōhuìdào (able to-speak-good at-talk) have the gift of the gab, be a glib talker: 个个~. They are all glib talkers. '
45 唱高调 [--調] chànggāodiào (sing-high-tune) speak with fancy words: 少~, 多干事实. Be less vocal and more practical. '
46 纸上谈兵 [紙-談-] zhǐshàngtánbīng (paper-on-talk-military) military tactics on paper, armchair strategist: ~不能解决实际问题. Theoretical discussions won’t fix real problems '
47 夸大 [誇-] kuādà (flaut-big) exaggerate: ~难度 exaggerate the difficulty || ~损失 exaggerate a loss || ~病情 exaggerate a sickness '
48 夸张 [誇張] kuāzhāng (flaut-enlarge) overstate: 语言~ hyperbolic language || 动作~ overstated actions '
49 吹牛[-] chuīniú (blow-cow) boast: 大声~ loudly boast || ~聊天 chat and brag '
50 说大话 [說-話] shuōdàhuà (talk-big-word) talk big, brag, boast: 空口~ brag, boast || 喜欢~ like to talk big '
51 吹捧 [-] chuīpěng (exaggerate-flatter) flatter: 相互~ flatter each other || 极力~ laud sb. to the skies '
52 交谈 [-談] jiāotán (mutual-talk) talk with, have a conversation: 友好~ chat friendly || 用中文流利地~ talk fluently in Chinese || 跟朋友~ talk with friends '
53 对话 [對話] duìhuà (bilateral-talk) dialogue: 师生~ teacher-student dialogue || 公开~ public dialogue || 第三次~ the third dialogue '
54 插话 [-話] chāhuà (cut in-word) interrupt, chip in: 插一句话 interrupt for a sentence || 几次~ some interruptions || 不断~ constantly interrupting '
55 抢话 [搶話] qiǎnghuà (grab-word) try to get the first word in: 抢她的话 try to get the first word in before her || 老~ always speak at once '
56 打官腔 [-] dǎguānqiāng (talk-bureaucratic-accent) talk like a bureaucrat: 在下级面前 ~ talk officiously to a subordinate || 跟老百姓~ talk like a bureaucrat with a commoner '
57 无话不说 [無話-說] wúhuàbùshu (no-word-can’t-talk) keep nothing from each other: 跟朋友~ keep nothing from a friend || 对媒体~ keep nothing from the media '
58 聊 [-] liáo (chat) chat: ~工作 chat about work || ~家庭 chat about family || ~生活 chat about life '
59 聊天儿 [--兒] liáotiānr (chat-aimlessly) chat: 聊一会儿天 chat for a little bit || 跟她~ chat with her || 网上~ online chat '
60 侃大山 [-] kǎndàshān (piffle-big-mountain) chatter idly, boast or brag: 跟朋友~ chatter idly with a friend '
61 拉家常 [-] lājiācháng (chat-domestic-trivia) talk or chat about ordinary daily life: 跟老人~ talk about ordinary life with an old person || 和大家 ~ chat about ordinary life with everybody '