shuō
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
dào
direction
way
road
path
CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]
principle
truth
morality
reason
skill
method
Dao (of Daoism)
to say
to speak
to talk
classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
province (of Korea or Japan)
tán
to speak
to talk
to converse
to chat
to discuss
jiǎng
to speak
to explain
to negotiate
to emphasise
to be particular about
as far as sth is concerned
speech
lecture
shuō chū
to speak out
to declare (one's view)
chū kǒu
an exit
CL:個|个[ge4]
to speak
to export
(of a ship) to leave port
duì kǒu
(of two performers) to speak or sing alternately
to be fit for the purposes of a job or task
(of food) to suit sb's taste
shuō huà
to speak
to say
to talk
to gossip
to tell stories
talk
word
jiǎng huà
a speech
to speak
to talk
to address
CL:個|个[ge4]
cāo
to grasp
to hold
to operate
to manage
to control
to steer
to exercise
to drill (practice)
to play
to speak (a language)
bāo biǎn
to appraise
to pass judgement on
to speak ill of
praise and censure
appraisal
sǔn
to decrease
to lose
to damage
to harm
(coll.) to speak sarcastically
to deride
caustic
mean
one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes (old)
jiǎng yǎn
to lecture
to speak publicly
tí qǐ
to mention
to speak of
to lift
to pick up
to arouse
to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
shuō
Japanese variant of 說|说
to speak
to say
zhí yán
to speak forthrightly
to talk bluntly
hǎo huà
words of praise
to speak well of
biàn hù
to speak in defense of
to argue in favor of
to defend
to plead
wéi gōng
to besiege
to beleaguer
to attack from all sides
to jointly speak or write against sb
gōng wei
to praise
to speak highly of
compliment
praise
zhuàn quān
to rotate
to twirl
to run around
to encircle
rotation
(coll.) to speak indirectly
to beat about the bush
pōu fù
to cut open the abdomen
to disembowel
to speak from the heart
suí kǒu
(speak) without thinking the matter through
yì kǒu tóng shēng
different mouths, same voice
to speak in unison (idiom)
wā kǔ
to speak sarcastically
to make cutting remarks
wèi
to speak
to say
to name
to designate
meaning
sense
xiǎo shēng
in a low voice
(speak) in whispers
qiàng
to irritate the nose
to choke (of smoke, smell etc)
pungent
(coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb
to scold
to speak out against sb
tán dào
to refer to
to speak about
to talk about
kǎn kǎn ér tán
to speak frankly with assurance
nán yǐ qǐ chǐ
to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
to find it hard to speak about sth
dào chū
to speak
to tell
to voice
tóng rì ér yǔ
lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
zhí yán bù huì
to speak bluntly (idiom)
not to mince words
kuā zàn
to praise
to speak highly of
to commend
kāi qiāng
to speak out
to start speaking
nè
to speak slowly
inarticulate
duō zuǐ
talkative
to speak out of turn
to blab
to shoot one's mouth off
rumors fly
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
incomparable
chán
to slander
to defame
to misrepresent
to speak maliciously
bàng
to slander
to defame
to speak ill of
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
to speak and break off, then start again
to hold sth back
zé
(interj. of admiration or of disgust)
to click one's tongue
to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak
bié lǐ
don't get involved
ignore it!
don't have anything to do with (him, her etc)
don't speak to
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