话

• 拼音: huà
• 汉字拆解: 话 = 讠(speech radical) + 舌 (tongue) — spoken words formed by the tongue

含义

Words; speech; language. Refers to spoken words or a language/dialect.

Appears in many common compounds: 说话 (to speak), 电话 (telephone), 普通话 (Mandarin), 笑话 (joke). As a standalone noun, it means spoken words or things said. 说话 is the most frequent usage at beginner level.

例句

1. 请你说慢一点，我听不懂你的话。
2. 他说了很多话。
3. 你会说普通话吗？

用法指南

语境: communication, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你的话我听懂了。(I understood what you said.)
• 我要给你打个电话。(I'm going to give you a phone call.)

错误说法

• 我话了他。(话 is a noun, not a verb — say 我跟他说话了 for 'I talked to him')

起源与历史

Contains 讠(言, speech radical) on the left and 舌 (tongue) on the right — words formed by the tongue.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal