说话 (shuōhuà) means Spoke (saying - speaking). Below are 24 of the 53 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
老师 说话 的时候，大家都在听。
Lǎoshī shuōhuà de shíhou, dàjiā dōu zài tīng.
When the teacher speaks, everyone listens.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 说话
他 说话 很干脆。
Tā shuō huà hěn gāncuì.
He speaks in a straightforward way.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 干脆
说话 要有分寸。
Shuōhuà yào yǒu fēncun.
One should speak with a sense of proportion.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分寸
他 说话 喜欢拐弯。
Tā shuō huà xǐhuan guǎi wān.
He likes to speak in a roundabout way.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 拐弯
请对着话筒 说话 。
Qǐng duìzhe huàtǒng shuōhuà.
Please speak into the microphone.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 话筒
他对着麦克风 说话 。
Tā duì zhe màikèfēng shuō huà.
He spoke into the microphone.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 麦克风
图书馆禁止大声 说话 。
Túshūguǎn jìnzhǐ dàshēng shuō huà.
Talking loudly is forbidden in the library.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 禁止
他在台上 说话 很自然。
Tā zài tái shàng shuō huà hěn zìrán.
He speaks very naturally on stage.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 自然
不 说话 就等于同意吗？
Bù shuō huà jiù děngyú tóngyì ma?
Does saying nothing amount to agreeing?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 等于
他仿佛没听见我 说话 。
Tā fǎngfú méi tīngjiàn wǒ shuō huà.
He seemed not to hear me speaking.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 仿佛
别用命令的口气 说话 。
Bié yòng mìnglìng de kǒuqì shuō huà.
Do not speak in a commanding tone.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 命令
他 说话 的语气很温和。
Tā shuō huà de yǔqì hěn wēnhé.
The tone of his voice is gentle.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 语气
他喉咙疼， 说话 很轻。
Tā hóulóng téng, shuōhuà hěn qīng.
His throat hurts and he speaks very softly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 喉咙
他 说话 的口气很温和。
Tā shuōhuà de kǒuqì hěn wēnhé.
His tone of voice is very gentle.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 口气
她 说话 的声音很柔和。
Tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn róuhé.
Her voice is very gentle.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 柔和
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From the graded readers
王老师很好，他 说话 很慢。
wáng lǎoshī hěnhǎo, tā shuōhuà hěn màn.
Mr Wang is very good — he speaks slowly.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Learning Chinese
她 说话 不快，可是每个字都很清楚。
tā shuōhuà bùkuài, kěshì měi gè zì dōu hěn qīngchu.
She doesn't speak fast, but every word is clear.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Chinese Teacher
说话 appears in 53 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 说话
How is 说话 used in a sentence?
This page shows 53 sentences using 说话 (shuōhuà, "Spoke (saying - speaking)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 说话 an HSK word?
Yes — 说话 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 说话?
The dictionary page for 说话 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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