shuō​huà HSK1

speak

说话 (說話) shuō​huà
speak verb
to speak, say, or engage in conversation with others

He is talking to the teacher.

talk verb
spoken words, speech, or the act of talking

He has a bit of a southern accent in his speech.

gossip verb
to gossip or speak behind someone's back, often leading to criticism

If you do this, it's inevitable that people will gossip.

tell stories verb
to tell stories or perform narrative folk art

Shuohua was an important folk art form of storytelling in the Song Dynasty.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
267.8 per million appears in 64% of films
Written text
95.7 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1

Sources

Definitions
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