Word: 话 (huà)

别介意别人所说的话。

Bié jièyì biéren suǒshuō de huà.

Don't worry about what others say.

别在意你父亲说的话。

Bié zàiyì nǐ fùqīn shuō de huà.

Don't pay any attention to what your father says.

别忘了给这句话加上引号。

Bié wàngle gěi zhè jù huà jiāshàng yǐnhào.

Don't forget to put quotation marks around this sentence.

别怀疑他的话。

Bié huáiyí tā de huà.

Don't doubt his words.

别打岔，让他把话说完！

Bié dǎchà, ràng tā bǎ huà shuō wán!

Don't interrupt, let him finish speaking!

剑伤皮肉，话伤灵魂

jiàn shāng píròu, huà shāng línghún

a sword hurts skin and flesh, words hurt the soul

医生的话给我吃了一颗定心丸。

Yīshēng de huà gěi wǒ chīle yì kē dìngxīnwán.

The doctor's words set my mind at ease.

吃多无滋味，话多不值钱

chī duō wú zīwèi, huà duō bùzhíqián

eat too much and food has no taste; talk too much and words are worth nothing

听了我的话，老板连连点头。

Tīngle wǒ de huà, lǎobǎn liánlián diǎntóu.

After hearing me out, my boss nodded repeatedly.

听到他的话，我也点头附和。

Tīngdào tā de huà, wǒ yě diǎntóu fùhè.

Hearing his words, I nodded in agreement too.

因为他的话，她非常伤心。

Yīnwèi tā de huà, tā fēicháng shāngxīn.

She got really sad because of what he said.

她为人豪爽，有话直接说。

Tā wèi rén háoshuǎng, yǒu huà zhíjiē shuō.

She is forthright and says what she thinks.

她假装没听见他说的话。

Tā jiǎzhuāng méi tīngjiàn tā shuō de huà.

She pretended she didn't hear what he said.

她劝我别相信她的话。

Tā quàn wǒ bié xiāngxìn tā de huà.

He advised me not to believe what she says.

她听了我的话，忍不住嬉笑起来。

Tā tīngle wǒ de huà, rěnbúzhù xīxiào qǐlai.

She heard what I said and couldn't help giggling.

她害怕得连话也说不出来。

Tā hàipà de lián huà yě shuō bù chūlái.

She was so scared that she couldn't speak.

她对他说了些话。

Tā duì tā shuōle xiē huà.

She said something to him.

她所说的话是不真实的。

Tā suǒshuō de huà shì bù zhēnshí de.

What she said wasn't true.

她把不满隐含在话里。

Tā bǎ bùmǎn yǐnhán zài huà lǐ.

She kept her dissatisfaction veiled in her words.

她把经理的话译给客人听。

Tā bǎ jīnglǐ de huà yì gěi kèrén tīng.

She interpreted the manager's words for the guests.

她接到电话后，呜咽着说不出话。

Tā jiēdào diànhuà hòu, wūyèzhe shuōbùchū huà.

After taking the call, she sobbed and could not speak.

她的话如下。

Tā de huà rúxià.

Her words were as follows.

她的话很多。

Tā de huà hěn duō.

She talks a lot.

她的话打动了我。

Tā de huà dǎdòngle wǒ.

Her words moved me.

她的话毫无意义。

Tā de huà háowú yìyì.

Her words were wholly void of meaning.

她的话没有恶意。

Tā de huà méiyǒu èyì.

There was no malice intended in what she said.

她的话给了我希望。

Tā de huà gěi le wǒ xīwàng.

Her words gave me hope.

她苏醒后，第一句话是问孩子。

Tā sūxǐng hòu, dì yījù huà shì wèn háizi.

When she regained consciousness, her first words were to ask about her child.

她说的每句话都是事实。

Tā shuō de měi jù huà dōu shì shìshí.

Whatever she says is true.

她说的话没有道理。

Tā shuō de huà méiyǒu dàoli.

What she said did not make sense.

她说的话让我觉得很尴尬。

Tā shuō de huà ràng wǒ juéde hěn gāngà.

I was embarrassed by what she said.

妈妈的话督促我不断努力。

Māma de huà dūcù wǒ búduàn nǔlì.

My mother's words spur me to keep working hard.

宁跟明白人打一架，不跟糊涂人说句话

nìng gēn míngbáirén dǎ yí jià, bù gēn hútu rén shuō jù huà

better to fight a sensible person than say a word to a muddled one

对什么人，说什么话

duì shénme rén, shuō shénme huà

to whatever person, say whatever words

巧人惯说藏头话

qiǎo rén guàn shuō cáng tóu huà

clever people are used to speaking with the head hidden

当然会的，不过上海话不太会讲。

Dāngrán huì de, búguò Shànghǎi huà bú tài huì jiǎng.

Sure I can, although I can't really speak Shanghainese.

当着矮人，不说短话

dāngzhe'ǎirén, bù shuō duǎn huà

in front of a short person, don't say "short" words

您对我说的话有什么要补充的吗？

Nín duì wǒ shuō de huà yǒu shénme yào bǔchōng de ma?

Would you like to add anything to what I've said?

您愿意听我说几分钟话吗？

Nín yuànyì tīng wǒ shuō jǐ fēnzhōng huà ma?

Will you listen to me for a few minutes?

我不会再说这句话了。

Wǒ búhuì zàishuō zhè jù huà le.

I'm not going to say it again.

我不会讲日本话。

Wǒ búhuì jiǎng Rìběn huà.

I don't speak Japanese.

我不喜欢他说的话。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan tā shuō de huà.

I don't like what he said.

我不喜欢这番话。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan zhè fān huà.

I don't like these remarks.

我不懂我说的话。

Wǒ bù dǒng wǒ shuō de huà.

I don't understand what I'm saying.

我不敢对他说这种话。

Wǒ bùgǎn duì tā shuō zhèzhǒng huà.

I don't dare tell him such a thing.

我不明白他说的话。

Wǒ bù míngbai tā shuō de huà.

I don't see what he says.

我不明白这句话。

Wǒ bù míngbai zhè jù huà.

I don't understand this sentence.

我不明白这句话的意思。

Wǒ bù míngbai zhè jù huà de yìsi.

I don't understand the meaning of this phrase.

我不知道你为什么听他的话。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ wèishénme tīng tā de huà.

I don't know why you listen to him.

我不知道你为什么听她的话。

Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ wèishénme tīng tā de huà.

I don't know why you listen to her.

我们总是有说不完的话。

Wǒmen zǒngshì yǒu shuō bù wán de huà.

We always have something to say.

我会把你的话转告给我爸爸。

Wǒ huì bǎ nǐ de huà zhuǎngào gěi wǒ bàba.

I'll pass your words on to my dad.

我会更倾向于第二句话。

Wǒ huì gèng qīngxiàng yú dì'èr jù huà.

I would prefer the second sentence.

我儿子不听我话。

Wǒ érzi bù tīng wǒ huà.

My son doesn't obey me.

我几乎无法了解他说的话。

Wǒ jīhū wúfǎ liǎojiě tā shuō de huà.

I can hardly understand what he says.

我刚说了很蠢的话。

Wǒ gāng shuōle hěn chǔn de huà.

I just said something very stupid.

我听出了她话里的讽刺。

Wǒ tīng chūle tā huà lǐ de fěngcì.

I could hear the sarcasm in her words.

我在揣摩他这句话的意思。

Wǒ zài chuǎimó tā zhè jù huà de yìsi.

I'm trying to work out what he meant by that.

我已经和这个学生谈过话了。

Wǒ yǐjīng hé zhège xuésheng tánguò huà le.

I already talked to this student.

我希望我在聚会上没说过那话。

Wǒ xīwàng wǒ zài jùhuì shàng méi shuōguo nà huà.

I wish I hadn't said that at the party.

我很后悔和他说了那番话。

Wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ hé tā shuōle nà fān huà.

I regret having said that to him.

我想和你说几句话。

Wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ shuō jǐ jù huà.

I would like to have a word with you.

我想我没有把话说清楚。

Wǒ xiǎng wǒ méiyǒu bǎ huà shuō qīngchu.

I guess I haven't made myself clear.

我想知道这句话的意思。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào zhè jù huà de yìsi.

I wonder what this phrase means.

我插不上话。

Wǒ chā bú shàng huà.

I can't get a word in.

我无法判断他的话是真是假。

Wǒ wúfǎ pànduàn tā de huà shì zhēnshi jiǎ.

I've no way of telling whether or not what he says is true.

我有点话想跟你说。

Wǒ yǒudiǎn huà xiǎng gēn nǐ shuō.

I have something I want to say to you.

我有话要跟你讲。

Wǒ yǒu huà yào gēn nǐ jiǎng.

I need to talk with you.

我没领会这句话的意思。

Wǒ méi lǐnghuì zhè jù huà de yìsi.

I didn't grasp the meaning of this sentence.

我理解你说的话。

Wǒ lǐjiě nǐ shuō de huà.

I get what you're saying.

我相信他们说的话。

Wǒ xiāngxìn tāmen shuō de huà.

I believe in what they said.

我确定他们听得到我们说的话。

Wǒ quèdìng tāmen tīng dedào wǒmen shuō de huà.

I'm sure they can hear us.

我被他话里的真挚感动了。

Wǒ bèi tā huà lǐ de zhēnzhì gǎndòngle.

I was moved by the sincerity in his words.

我记得他说的话。

Wǒ jìde tā shuō de huà.

I remember what he said.

我说的话惹到你了吗？

Wǒ shuō de huà rě dào nǐ le ma?

Are you angry at what I said?

我说的话让你生气了吗？

Wǒ shuō de huà ràng nǐ shēngqì le ma?

Are you angry at what I said?

我跟她谈了话。

Wǒ gēn tā tánle huà.

I talked to her.

我还在回味老师的话。

Wǒ hái zài huíwèi lǎoshī de huà.

I'm still pondering what the teacher said.

我还有话要对您说。

Wǒ háiyǒu huà yào duì nín shuō.

I still need to talk to you.

把这句话翻译成韩语。

Bǎ zhè jù huà fānyì chéng Hányǔ.

Translate this sentence into Korean.

教授他教英语会话。

Jiàoshòu tā jiāo Yīngyǔ huì huà.

The professor teaches English conversation.

明白人不说糊涂话

míngbáirén bù shuō hútu huà

a clear-headed person doesn't talk nonsense

普通话和北京话是不同的。

Pǔtōnghuà hé Běijīng huà shì bùtóng de.

"Putonghua" and "Beijinghua" are not the same.

有话便长，无话便短

yǒu huà biàn cháng, wú huà biàn duǎn

if there is something to say, go long; if not, keep it short

有话就说，别在心里憋着。

Yǒu huà jiù shuō, bié zài xīnli biē zhe.

If you have something to say, say it, and don't bottle it up inside.

有话直说，别吞吞吐吐。

Yǒu huà zhíshuō, bié tūntūn-tǔtǔ.

If you have something to say, say it straight out and don't hold back.

朋友的话促使我开始每天锻炼。

Péngyou de huà cùshǐ wǒ kāishǐ měitiān duànliàn.

My friend's words spurred me to start exercising every day.

母亲心碎得说不出话。

Mǔqīn xīnsuì de shuōbùchū huà.

The mother was so heartbroken that she couldn't speak.

气不可使尽，话不可说绝

qì bùkě shǐ jìn, huà bùkě shuō jué

don't use up your temper, don't say words absolutely

没有人有话可说。

Méiyǒu rén yǒu huà kě shuō.

No one had anything left to say.

没有人相信我说的话。

Méiyǒu rén xiāngxìn wǒ shuō de huà.

Nobody believed what I said.

法官认真听完了我的话。

Fǎguān rènzhēn tīng wánle wǒ de huà.

The judge listened carefully to everything I said.

泼出的水，说出的话

pō chū de shuǐ, shuōchū de huà

water thrown out, words spoken

灯不拨不亮，话不说不明

dēng bù bō bú liàng, huà bù shuō bùmíng

a lamp doesn't brighten unless trimmed; words aren't clear unless spoken

父亲的话一直勉励着我往前走。

Fùqīn de huà yìzhí miǎnlìzhe wǒ wǎngqián zǒu.

My father's words have always encouraged me to keep moving forward.

现在，话再说回来。

Xiànzài, huà zàishuō huílai.

Now, let’s go back to where we were.

盐堆里爬出来的,尽说咸话

yán duī lǐ pá chūlái de,jǐn shuō Xián huà

crawled out of a pile of salt: says nothing but "xián" talk (salty / idle)

结尾那句话真是画龙点睛。

Jiéwěi nà jù huà zhēnshi huàlóngdiǎnjīng.

That last sentence really clinches the point.

翻译时他遗漏了一句话。

Fānyì shí tā yílòu le yíjù huà.

He left out a sentence while translating.

老人的一番话发人深省。

Lǎorén de yìfān huà fārénshēnxǐng.

The old man's words made everyone reflect deeply.