说话shuō huà
HSK Level 2HSK Level 13.0
Verbspeak

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Character Breakdown

说话 consists of 2 characters.
shuō
说
to speak, to say, to talk
huà
话
speech, talk, words

How to Use 说话 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 说话 with other words naturally.
Auxiliary Verb + Verbwith会
huì会
shuō说
huà话
neutral
can speak
Verb + Complementwith快
shuō说
huà话
kuài快
neutralSpoken
speak quickly
Verb + Nounwith声音
shuō说
huà话
shēng声
yīn音
neutral
speaking voice
Adverb + Verbwith大声
dà大
shēng声
shuō说
huà话
neutral
speak loudly

Example Sentences with 说话

mā妈
mā妈
zài在
shuō说
huà话
。
Mom is speaking.
qǐng请
ān安
jìng静
，
lǎo老
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
shuō说
huà话
。
Please be quiet, the teacher is speaking.
tā他
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
shuō说
huà话
hěn很
zhèng正
shì式
。
He speaks very formally at the meeting.
tā他
shuō说
huà话
shēng声
yīn音
hěn很
dà大
。
He speaks in a loud voice.
nǐ你
huì会
shuō说
hàn汉
yǔ语
ma吗
？
Can you speak Chinese?
tā他
xiàn现
zài在
bù不
xiǎng想
shuō说
huà话
。
He doesn't want to talk now.
tā她
shuō说
huà话
hěn很
yǒu有
lǐ礼
mào貌
。
She speaks very politely.
tā她
shuō说
huà话
hěn很
kuài快
，
dàn但
hěn很
qīng清
chǔ楚
。
She speaks quickly, but very clearly.