Word: 话 (huà)

老和尚说的话里满是玄机。

Lǎo héshang shuō de huà lǐ mǎn shì xuánjī.

The old monk's words are full of profound meaning.

老师的一句话启示了我。

Lǎoshī de yíjù huà qǐshìle wǒ.

One remark from my teacher enlightened me.

老师的话激励了我。

Lǎoshī de huà jīlìle wǒ.

What the teacher said encouraged me.

老师让我重复了这句话。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒ chóngfù le zhè jù huà.

The teacher made me repeat the sentence.

脱离语境，这句话会被误会。

Tuōlí yǔjìng, zhè jù huà huì bèi wùhuì.

Taken out of context, this sentence will be misunderstood.

自始至终，他都没有说过一句话。

Zìshǐzhìzhōng, tā dōu méiyǒu shuōguo yíjù huà.

From start to finish, he didn't say a single word.

自始至终，她都没有说一句话。

Zìshǐzhìzhōng, tā dōu méiyǒu shuō yíjù huà.

From start to finish, she didn't say a single word.

自己说过的话都不记得了吗？

Zìjǐ shuōguo de huà dōu bú jìdele ma?

Don't you remember what you said?

舌头上抹蜜，说甜话

shétou shàng mǒ mì, shuō tián huà

smearing honey on the tongue: speaking sweet words

荷兰人说的话，你听得懂吗？

Hélán rén shuō de huà, nǐ tīngdedǒng ma?

Can you understand what the Dutch people say?

要听老师的话。

Yào tīng lǎoshī de huà.

Obey your teachers.

让他说他想说的话。

Ràng tā shuō tā xiǎng shuō de huà.

Let him say what he wants.

记者引述了专家的一句话。

Jìzhě yǐnshùle zhuānjiā de yíjù huà.

The reporter quoted a remark from the expert.

话一脱口而出，就后悔了。

Huà yì tuōkǒu'érchū, jiù hòuhuǐle.

The moment the words slipped out, I regretted them.

话不传六耳

huà bù chuán liù'ěr

words are not passed to six ears

话不可说尽,事不可做绝

huà bùkě shuō jìn,shì bùkě zuò jué

don't say all that can be said, don't do all that can be done

话不在多,人不在说

huà bú zài duō,rén bú zài shuō

talk isn't a matter of how much; a person isn't judged by what they say

话多不如话少，话少不如话好。

Huà duō bùrú huà shǎo, huà shǎo bùrú huà hǎo.

It's better to speak less than to speak too much, and it's better to speak well than to speak too little.

话没说完，他喝了口水又续上了。

Huà méi shuō wán, tā hēle kǒushuǐ yòu xù shàng le.

He hadn't finished, so he took a sip of water and carried on.

话激话,没好话

huà jī huà,méi hǎohuà

words provoking words, no good words

话经三张嘴,长虫也长腿

huà jīng sānzhāng zuǐ,chángchong yě zhǎng tuǐ

a story passing through three mouths, even a snake grows legs

话说三遍淡如水

huà shuō sān biàn dàn rú shuǐ

words said three times are bland as water

话费用完了，快充值吧！

Huà fèiyòng wánle, kuài chōngzhí ba!

Your phone credit has run out, so hurry up and top it up!

说出的话，泼出的水

shuōchū de huà, pō chū de shuǐ

words spoken are like water spilled

说句简单的话。

Shuō jù jiǎndān de huà.

Say a simple phrase.

请容许我说几句话，好吗？

Qǐng róngxǔ wǒ shuō jǐ jù huà, hǎo ma?

Please allow me to say a few words, all right?

请归纳这段话的大意。

Qǐng guīnà zhè duàn huà de dàyì.

Please sum up the main idea of this passage.

请把我的话传达给经理。

Qǐng bǎ wǒ de huà chuándá gěi jīnglǐ.

Please pass my words on to the manager.

请用浅显的话解释一下。

Qǐng yòng qiǎnxiǎn de huà jiěshì yíxià.

Please explain it in simple, easy-to-understand words.

请用简练的话介绍一下你自己。

Qǐng yòng jiǎnliàn de huà jièshào yíxià nǐ zìjǐ.

Please introduce yourself in a few succinct words.

请用通俗的话再说一遍。

Qǐng yòng tōngsú de huà zàishuō yíbiàn.

Please say it again in plain, everyday language.

请用通俗的话解释一下。

Qǐng yòng tōngsú de huà jiěshì yíxià.

Please explain it in everyday language.

请相信我的话。

Qǐng xiāngxìn wǒ de huà.

Just take my word for it.

请跟我解释这句话。

Qǐng gēn wǒ jiěshì zhè jù huà.

Please explain this sentence to me.

请饶恕我昨天说的那些话。

Qǐng ráoshù wǒ zuótiān shuō de nèixiē huà.

Please forgive me for what I said yesterday.

诸位先生，请听我说几句话。

Zhūwèi xiānsheng, qǐng tīng wǒ shuō jǐ jù huà.

Sirs, please allow me to say a few words.

读这句话的时候，中间要有停顿。

Dú zhè jù huà de shíhou, zhōngjiān yào yǒu tíngdùn.

When you read this sentence, you need a pause in the middle.

走千里路，问千里话

zǒu qiānlǐ lù, wèn qiānlǐ huà

walk a thousand li, ask a thousand li of questions

这不是一句话。

Zhè bú shì yíjù huà.

This is not a sentence.

这不是普通话，而是上海话。

Zhè bú shì pǔtōnghuà, érshì Shànghǎi huà.

This isn't Mandarin, it's Shanghainese.

这件事上你大可相信她的话。

Zhè jiàn shì shàng nǐ dà kě xiāngxìn tā de huà.

You can take her at her word on that.

这件事很难一句话概括。

Zhè jiàn shì hěn nán yíjù huà gàikuò.

This matter is hard to sum up in one sentence.

这句话出自一首老诗。

Zhè jù huà chūzì yì shǒu lǎo shī.

This line comes from an old poem.

这句话后面应该加问号。

Zhè jù huà hòumian yīnggāi jiā wènhào.

This sentence should have a question mark after it.

这句话已经成了她的口号。

Zhè jù huà yǐjīng chéng le tā de kǒuhào.

That sentence has become her catchphrase.

这句话成了她的口头禅。

Zhè jù huà chéng le tā de kǒutóuchán.

That sentence has become her favorite expression.

这句话是什么意思呀？

Zhè jù huà shì shénme yìsi ya?

What does this sentence mean?

这句话是当地人的惯用语。

Zhè jù huà shì dāngdì rén de guànyòngyǔ.

This is a colloquial expression used by the locals.

这句话有个错。

Zhè jù huà yǒu gè cuò.

There is an error in this sentence.

这句话没意思。

Zhè jù huà méiyìsi.

This sentence doesn't make sense.

这句话没有对应的英文说法。

Zhè jù huà méiyǒu duìyìng de Yīngwén shuōfa.

This sentence has no equivalent expression in English.

这句话的意思有点含糊。

Zhè jù huà de yìsi yǒudiǎn hánhu.

The meaning of this sentence is a bit ambiguous.

这句话的表述有点儿不清楚。

Zhè jù huà de biǎoshù yǒudiǎnr bù qīngchu.

The wording of this sentence is a bit unclear.

这句话的语义不太清楚。

Zhè jù huà de yǔyì bú tài qīngchu.

The meaning of this sentence isn't very clear.

这句话的语序不对。

Zhè jù huà de yǔxù bú duì.

The word order of this sentence is wrong.

这句话能再简练点吗？

Zhè jù huà néng zài jiǎnliàn diǎn ma?

Could this sentence be made a bit more succinct?

这句话触动了他的伤心事。

Zhè jù huà chùdòngle tā de shāngxīn shì.

These words stirred up his painful memories.

这句话让球队充满了斗志。

Zhè jù huà ràng qiúduì chōngmǎnle dòuzhì.

These words filled the team with fighting spirit.

这句话里好像藏着玄机。

Zhè jù huà lǐ hǎoxiàng cáng zhe xuánjī.

There seems to be a hidden mystery in this sentence.

这句话里有深刻的哲理。

Zhè jù huà lǐ yǒu shēnkè de zhélǐ.

There is deep philosophical thinking in this sentence.

这台机器能实时翻译老师说的话。

Zhè tái jīqì néng shíshí fānyì lǎoshī shuō de huà.

This machine can instantly translate what the teacher says.

这座桥的记载只有一句话。

Zhè zuò qiáo de jìzǎi zhǐyǒu yíjù huà.

The written account of this bridge is only one sentence long.

这样引用他的话是断章取义。

Zhèyàng yǐnyòng tā de huà shì duànzhāngqǔyì.

Quoting him like this is taking his words out of context.

这段话的大意是什么？

Zhè duàn huà de dàyì shì shénme?

What is the main idea of this passage?

这首绝句只有四句话。

Zhè shǒu juéjù zhǐyǒu sìjù huà.

This quatrain has only four lines.

逢人只说三分话,未可全抛一片心

féng rén zhǐ shuō sānfēn huà,wèi kě quán pāo yípiàn xīn

to others say only three-tenths, don't throw out your whole heart

那位老师在教英语会话。

Nà wèi lǎoshī zài jiāo Yīngyǔ huì huà.

That teacher is teaching English conversation.

那是我说过的最愚蠢的话了。

Nà shì wǒ shuōguo de zuì yúchǔn de huà le.

That's the stupidest thing I've ever said.

饭越捎越少,话越捎越多

fàn yuè shāo yuè shǎo,huà yuè shāo yuè duō

the more food is carried along, the less there is; the more words are passed on, the more there are