Word: 话 (huà)

一个聪明人不会说这种话。

Yí gè cōngming rén búhuì shuō zhèzhǒng huà.

A wise man would not say such a thing.

一句话引发了大家的讨论。

Yíjù huà yǐnfāle dàjiā de tǎolùn.

One remark set off a discussion among everyone.

不是知音话不投

bú shì zhīyīn huà bù tóu

if not a kindred spirit, words don't fit

不能相信她说的话。

Bùnéng xiāngxìn tā shuō de huà.

What she said can't be believed.

不要扭曲我说的话。

Búyào niǔqū wǒ shuō de huà.

Don't twist my words around.

不要相信他说的话。

Búyào xiāngxìn tā shuō de huà.

Don't believe what he says.

不要相信她说的话。

Búyào xiāngxìn tā shuō de huà.

Don't believe what she says.

不过我们会讲上海话。

Búguò wǒmen huì jiǎng Shànghǎi huà.

But, we can speak Shanghainese.

与君一夕话，胜读十年书

yǔ jūn yìxī huà, shèngdúshíniánshū

one evening's talk with you beats ten years of reading

之后我再也没跟他说过话。

Zhīhòu wǒ zàiyě méi gēn tā shuōguò huà.

I never spoke to him after that.

事实印证了老师的话。

Shìshí yìnzhèng le lǎoshī de huà.

The facts bore out what the teacher said.

事有因，话有缘

shì yǒu yīn, huà yǒuyuán

events have causes, words have origins

人前一句话，神前一炉香

rén qián yíjù huà, shén qián yì lúxiāng

a word before people, an incense burner before the gods

他一天也没跟我说一句话。

Tā yì tiān yě méi gēn wǒ shuō yíjù huà.

He didn't say a word to me all day.

他不经意的一句话伤了我。

Tā bùjīngyì de yíjù huà shāngle wǒ.

A careless remark of his hurt me.

他像木偶一样，只会听别人的话。

Tā xiàng mù'ǒu yíyàng, zhǐ huì tīng biéren de huà.

He's like a puppet, only doing what others tell him.

他刻薄的话让我很难受。

Tā kèbó de huà ràng wǒ hěn nánshòu.

His cutting words really hurt me.

他前后说的话互相抵触。

Tā qiánhòu shuō de huà hùxiāng dǐchù.

What he said earlier and later contradicts itself.

他区区几句话就说服了我。

Tā qūqū jǐ jù huà jiù shuōfúle wǒ.

He convinced me with just a few words.

他和以前一样话多。

Tā hé yǐqián yíyàng huà duō.

He is as talkative as ever.

他喝了酒，满脸红润，话也多了。

Tā hēle jiǔ, mǎnliǎn hóngrùn, huà yě duō le.

He had been drinking, his face was florid, and he talked more.

他喝口水，又续上刚才的话。

Tā hē kǒushuǐ, yòu xù shàng gāngcái de huà.

He took a sip of water and picked up what he had been saying.

他完全不听他父亲的话。

Tā wánquán bù tīng tā fùqīn de huà.

He didn't listen to his father at all.

他开会的时候一句话也没有说。

Tā kāihuì de shíhou yíjù huà yě méiyǒu shuō.

He kept silent during the meeting.

他怎么能当众说那种话？

Tā zěnme néng dāngzhòng shuō nàzhǒng huà?

How could he say something like that in front of everybody?

他把他的那段话从磁带里删除了。

Tā bǎ tā de nà duàn huà cóng cídài lǐ shānchúle.

He erased his speech from the tape.

他把她的话当作是一种赞美。

Tā bǎ tā de huà dàngzuò shì yìzhǒng zànměi.

He took her words as a compliment.

他把长文章浓缩成一段话。

Tā bǎ zhǎng wénzhāng nóngsuō chéng yíduàn huà.

He condensed the long article into a single paragraph.

他把长长的故事提炼成了一句话。

Tā bǎ chángcháng de gùshi tíliàn chéng le yíjù huà.

He distilled the long story into a single sentence.

他故意说那句话来挑衅我。

Tā gùyì shuō nà jù huà lái tiǎoxìn wǒ.

He said that on purpose to provoke me.

他无法理解这句话。

Tā wúfǎ lǐjiě zhè jù huà.

He couldn't understand the sentence.

他最大的缺点就是话太多。

Tā zuì dà de quēdiǎn jiùshì huà tài duō.

His greatest fault is talking too much.

他没说一句话就离开了。

Tā méi shuō yíjù huà jiù líkāile.

He went away without saying a word.

他的话使她极为伤心。

Tā de huà shǐ tā jíwéi shāngxīn.

His words broke her heart.

他的话就是命令。

Tā de huà jiùshì mìnglìng.

His word is law.

他的话暗示着什么？

Tā de huà ànshìzhe shénme?

What do his words imply?

他的话激化了两人的矛盾。

Tā de huà jīhuàle liǎng rén de máodùn.

His words intensified the conflict between the two of them.

他的话给了我希望。

Tā de huà gěi le wǒ xīwàng.

His words gave me hope.

他的话让我吃惊。

Tā de huà ràng wǒ chījīng.

His words surprised me.

他的话让我很尴尬。

Tā de huà ràng wǒ hěn gāngà.

His words embarrassed me.

他的话里有一层隐含的意思。

Tā de huà lǐ yǒu yìcéng yǐnhán de yìsi.

There was an implicit meaning in his words.

他的话里有文章。

Tā de huà lǐ yǒu wénzhāng.

There's another meaning behind his words.

他说的话不是真的。

Tā shuō de huà bú shì zhēnde.

What he said is not true.

他说的话前后很矛盾。

Tā shuō de huà qiánhòu hěn máodùn.

What he said is quite contradictory from start to finish.

他说的话很有分量。

Tā shuō de huà hěn yǒu fènliang.

His words carry a lot of weight.

他说的话很难听，我听了很生气。

Tā shuō de huà hěn nántīng, wǒ tīngle hěn shēngqì.

What he said was offensive, and it made me angry to hear it.

他说的话有一定的道理。

Tā shuō de huà yǒu yídìng de dàoli.

There is a certain amount of truth in what he's saying.

他说的话有点过分。

Tā shuō de huà yǒudiǎn guòfèn.

What he said was a bit over the line.

他说的话根本毫无意义。

Tā shuō de huà gēnběn háowú yìyì.

What he says makes no sense at all.

他说的话没有一句是真的。

Tā shuō de huà méiyǒu yíjù shì zhēnde.

There is not a scrap of truth in his words.

他说的话真发人深省。

Tā shuō de huà zhēn fārénshēnxǐng.

What he said was really thought-provoking.

他说的话真的伤害了我。

Tā shuō de huà zhēnde shānghàile wǒ.

What he said really hurt me.

他说的话让我很尴尬。

Tā shuō de huà ràng wǒ hěn gāngà.

His words embarrassed me.

他说的话非常重要。

Tā shuō de huà fēicháng zhòngyào.

What he says is very important.

他说过的话，从来不兑现。

Tā shuōguo de huà, cóngláibú duìxiàn.

He never follows through on what he says.

他跟她说这样的话真是太残忍了。

Tā gēn tā shuō zhèyàng de huà zhēnshi tài cánrěnle.

It is cruel of him to say such things to her.

他边哭边咽，话都说不清楚。

Tā biān kū biān yàn, huà dōu shuō bù qīngchǔ.

He choked with sobs and couldn't speak clearly.

他这句话还有别的含义。

Tā zhè jù huà háiyǒu biéde hányì.

His words carry another meaning as well.

传言过话,自讨挨骂

chuányán guò huà,zìtǎo áimà

pass on words and carry messages, and you ask for a scolding

你会说上海话吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Shànghǎi huà ma?

Can you speak Shanghainese?

你会说波斯话吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Bōsī huà ma?

Do you speak Farsi?

你会说马来话吗？

Nǐ huì shuō Mǎlái huà ma?

Do you speak Malay?

你信家和万事兴这句话吗？

Nǐ xìn jiāhéwànshìxīng zhè jù huà ma?

Do you believe the saying that a harmonious family prospers in all things?

你刚才说的话自相矛盾。

Nǐ gāngcái shuō de huà zìxiāngmáodùn.

What you just said contradicts itself.

你到底有没有听我说的话？

Nǐ dàodǐ yǒuméiyǒu tīng wǒ shuō de huà?

Did you listen at all to what I said?

你只要说句话，我就走。

Nǐ zhǐyào shuō jù huà, wǒ jiù zǒu.

All you have to do is say the word, and I'll leave.

你可以用这种方式表达这句话。

Nǐ kěyǐ yòng zhèzhǒng fāngshì biǎodá zhè jù huà.

You can express the sentence this way.

你可以说你想说的话。

Nǐ kěyǐ shuō nǐ xiǎng shuō de huà.

You can say whatever you want to.

你听出他这句话的内涵了吗？

Nǐ tīng chū tā zhè jù huà de nèihán le ma?

Did you catch the implication of what he said?

你听得懂从我嘴里出来的话吗？

Nǐ tīngdedǒng cóng wǒ zuǐlǐ chūlái de huà ma?

Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?

你在学校里说上海话吗？

Nǐ zài xuéxiào lǐ shuō Shànghǎi huà ma?

Do you speak the Shanghai dialect at school?

你对他说的话让他感觉好多了。

Nǐ duì tā shuō de huà ràng tā gǎnjué hǎoduō le.

Whatever you said to him made him feel better.

你应该听妈妈的话。

Nǐ yīnggāi tīng māma de huà.

You should listen to your mother.

你应该多注意他说的话。

Nǐ yīnggāi duō zhùyì tā shuō de huà.

You should pay more attention to what he says.

你应该更注意你说的话。

Nǐ yīnggāi gèng zhùyì nǐ shuō de huà.

You should pay more attention to what you say.

你应该重写这句话。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhòng xiě zhè jù huà.

You should rewrite this sentence.

你得注意他说的话。

Nǐ děi zhùyì tā shuō de huà.

You should pay attention to what he says.

你怎么什么话也没说？

Nǐ zěnme shénme huà yě méi shuō?

How come you didn't say anything?

你怎么能说出这么卑鄙的话？

Nǐ zěnme néng shuōchū zhème bēibǐ de huà?

How could you say something so despicable?

你怎么解读他这句话？

Nǐ zěnme jiědú tā zhè jù huà?

How do you interpret what he said?

你是因为我说的话而生气的吗？

Nǐ shì yīnwèi wǒ shuō de huà ér shēngqì de ma?

Are you angry because of what I said?

你有什么话，只管说。

Nǐ yǒu shénme huà, zhǐguǎn shuō.

Whatever words you have, just say them.

你有何她说过话吗？

Nǐ yǒu hé tā shuōguò huà ma?

Do you ever talk to her?

你相信他说的话吗？

Nǐ xiāngxìn tā shuō de huà ma?

Do you believe what he said?

你相信媒体说的话吗？

Nǐ xiāngxìn méitǐ shuō de huà ma?

Do you believe what the media says?

你能把他的意见归结成两句话吗？

Nǐ néng bǎ tā de yìjiàn guījié chéng liǎngjù huà ma?

Can you sum up his opinion in two sentences?

你能捕捉到他话里的意思吗？

Nǐ néng bǔzhuō dào tā huà lǐ de yìsi ma?

Can you catch what he meant by his words?

你能用更简单的话做解释吗？

Nǐ néng yòng gèng jiǎndān de huà zuò jiěshì ma?

Would you explain it in simpler terms?

你要是有什么想说的话，就说嘛。

Nǐ yàoshi yǒu shénme xiǎng shuō de huà, jiù shuō ma.

If you've got something to say, say it.

你觉得说这种话合适吗？

Nǐ juéde shuō zhèzhǒng huà héshì ma?

Do you think it's appropriate to talk like that?

你该听你父母的话。

Nǐ gāi tīng nǐ fùmǔ de huà.

You should obey your parents.

你该听妈妈的话。

Nǐ gāi tīng māma de huà.

You ought to listen to your mother.

你说的话在逻辑上有问题。

Nǐ shuō de huà zài luóji shàng yǒu wèntí.

What you're saying isn't logical.

你说的话没有道理。

Nǐ shuō de huà méiyǒu dàoli.

What you are saying does not make sense.

你赞成他在书中说的话吗？

Nǐ zànchéng tā zài shū zhōng shuō de huà ma?

Do you agree with what he says in the book?

先复制这段话，再粘贴到文件里。

Xiān fùzhì zhè duàn huà, zài zhāntiē dào wénjiàn lǐ.

First copy this passage, then paste it into the file.

几乎没有学生能懂他所说的话。

Jīhū méiyǒu xuésheng néng dǒng tā suǒshuō de huà.

Few students could understand what he said.

凤凰飞上梧桐树，自有旁人话短长

fènghuáng fēi shàng wútóng shù, zìyǒu pángrén huà duǎncháng

when the phoenix flies up to the wutong tree, others will have their say

刀子刻碑，尽说石话

dāozi kè bēi, jǐn shuō shí huà

carving a stele with a knife: all stone words

刚才的话，你可以再说一遍吗？

Gāngcái de huà, nǐ kěyǐ zàishuō yíbiàn ma?

Can you repeat what you said?