讲话

Character by character

• 讲jiǎng6 strokesHSK 2 traditional 講explain; discuss; talk
• 话huà8 strokesHSK 1 traditional 話speech, talk, language; dialect

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 讲话. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 话huàHSK 1

  dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said

• 电话diàn huàHSK 1

  telephone; phone call; phone number

• 讲jiǎngHSK 2

  to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture

• 说话shuō huàHSK 1

  to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word

• 打电话dǎ diàn huàHSK 1

  to make a telephone call

• 说实话shuō shí huàHSK 6

  to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly

• 的话de huàHSK 2

  if (coming after a conditional clause)

• 话题huà tíHSK 3

  subject (of a talk or conversation); topic

• 一句话yī jù huàHSK 5

  in a word; in short

• 谈话tán huàHSK 3

  to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation

• 对话duì huàHSK 2

  to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation

• 演讲yǎn jiǎngHSK 4

  lecture; to make a speech

• 实话shí huàHSK 7

  truth

• 笑话xiào huaHSK 2

  joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock

• 讲述jiǎng shùHSK 7

  to talk about; to narrate; to give an account

• 通话tōng huàHSK 6

  to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call

• 神话shén huàHSK 4

  legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology

• 童话tóng huàHSK 4

  children's fairy tales

• 废话fèi huàHSK 7

  nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)

• 听话tīng huàHSK 7

  to do what one is told; obedient

• 话语huà yǔHSK 7

  words; speech; utterance; discourse

• 讲座jiǎng zuòHSK 4

  a course of lectures

• 讲究jiǎng jiuHSK 4

  to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen

• 话剧huà jùHSK 3

  stage play; modern drama