那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly syn 名 míng name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people syn 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal syn 声 聲 shēng sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds syn 报告 報告 bào gào to inform / to report / to make known / report / speech / talk / lecture / CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4],個|个[ge4],通[tong4] syn 调 調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 言 yán words / speech / to say / to talk syn 嘴里 嘴裡 zuǐ lǐ mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words 演讲 演講 yǎn jiǎng to give a lecture / to make a speech syn 作出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract syn 发言 發言 fā yán to make a speech / statement / utterance / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 语气 語氣 yǔ qì tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 语音 語音 yǔ yīn speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message syn 片段 piàn duàn fragment (of speech etc) / extract (from book etc) / episode (of story etc) syn 演说 演說 yǎn shuō speech / to deliver a speech syn 比喻 bǐ yù to compare / to liken to / metaphor / analogy / figure of speech / figuratively syn 有请 有請 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb / to ask sb in / to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) syn 深度 shēn dù depth / (of a speech etc) profundity / advanced stage of development syn 口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn 调头 調頭 diào tou tone (of voice) / tune syn 猩猩 xīng xing orangutan / (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin syn 宣读 宣讀 xuān dú to read out loud to an audience / a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) syn 流畅 流暢 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy syn 话语 話語 huà yǔ words / speech / utterance / discourse syn 流露 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc syn 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 发言权 發言權 fā yán quán the right of speech 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement syn 停顿 停頓 tíng dùn to halt / to break off / pause (in speech) syn 语调 語調 yǔ diào intonation / tone of voice / CL:個|个[ge4] 噱头 噱頭 xué tóu amusing speech or act / jokes / antics / funny / amusing / Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2] syn 轻声 輕聲 qīng shēng quietly / softly / neutral tone / light stress 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 致词 致詞 zhì cí to make a speech / to make some remarks syn 婉转 婉轉 wǎn zhuǎn (voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful syn 口吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face syn 声调 聲調 shēng diào tone / note / a tone (on a Chinese syllable) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 噎住 yē zhù to choke (on) / to choke off (in speech) 普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech syn 悼词 悼詞 dào cí memorial speech / eulogy syn 俗语 俗語 sú yǔ common saying / proverb / colloquial speech syn 口风 口風 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech syn 检点 檢點 jiǎn diǎn to examine / to check / to keep a lookout / cautious / restrained (in speech or mannerisms) syn 色调 色調 sè diào hue / tone syn 音色 yīn sè tone / timbre / sound color syn 偏激 piān jī extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances) syn 音质 音質 yīn zhì tone / sound quality / timbre syn 基调 基調 jī diào main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech) 主音 zhǔ yīn keynote / principal tone / tonic / vowel 长篇 長篇 cháng piān lengthy (report or speech) 分寸 fēn cun propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms syn 高调 高調 gāo diào high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile syn 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] 言谈 言談 yán tán discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech syn 松动 鬆動 sōng dòng loose / slack / (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice) / to give some slack / (of a place) not crowded syn 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 音高 yīn gāo pitch (music) / tone 话音 話音 huà yīn one's speaking voice / tone / implication syn 变调 變調 biàn diào tone sandhi / modified tone / (music) to change key / modulation syn 木讷 木訥 mù nè wooden and slow of speech / slow-speeched / inarticulate / unsophisticated syn 阳平 陽平 yáng píng evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua syn 一锤定音 一錘定音 yī chuí dìng yīn lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow / fig. to make the final decision syn 溢于言表 溢於言表 yì yú yán biǎo to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech syn 花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ graceful words, flowery speech (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric syn 梦话 夢話 mèng huà talking in one's sleep / words spoken during sleep / fig. speech bearing no relation to reality / delusions syn 词性 詞性 cí xìng part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc) / lexical category 后话 後話 hòu huà something to be taken up later in speech or writing 语意 語意 yǔ yì meaning / content of speech or writing / semantic 乐音 樂音 yuè yīn musical note / tone syn 落落大方 luò luò dà fāng (of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained syn 四声 四聲 sì shēng the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声 / the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin syn 话茬 話茬 huà chá tone of voice / topic / subject under discussion 异化 異化 yì huà alienation (philosophy) / (of speech) dissimilation 连珠炮 連珠砲 lián zhū pào barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech) 口诛笔伐 口誅筆伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) / to denounce by word and pen syn 辞令 辭令 cí lìng polite speech / diplomatic language / rhetoric syn 上声 上聲 shǎng shēng falling and rising tone / third tone in modern Mandarin syn 一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) 话锋 話鋒 huà fēng topic under discussion / direction or tone of the conversation syn 诸君 諸君 zhū jūn Gentlemen! (start of a speech) / Ladies and Gentlemen! syn 音韵 音韻 yīn yùn music / rhyme and rhythm / initial, 音[yin1], and final and tone, 韻|韵[yun4], of a Chinese character / phoneme 韵母 韻母 yùn mǔ the final of a Chinese syllable (the component of a syllable remaining after removal of the initial consonant, if any, and the tone, e.g. the final of "niáng" is "iang") 笔调 筆調 bǐ diào (of writing) tone / style syn 声气 聲氣 shēng qì voice / tone / information syn 平声 平聲 píng shēng level or even tone / first and second tones in modern Mandarin 开幕词 開幕詞 kāi mù cí opening speech (at a conference) 纯音 純音 chún yīn pure tone 言语 言語 yán yǔ words / speech / (spoken) language syn 彩铃 彩鈴 cǎi líng (telephony) ringback tone 口音 kǒu yīn (linguistics) oral speech sounds syn 语无伦次 語無倫次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) syn 言论自由 言論自由 yán lùn zì yóu freedom of speech 扭捏 niǔ nie affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered syn 校风 校風 xiào fēng the tone of a school / campus atmosphere 语音识别 語音識別 yǔ yīn shí bié speech recognition 讷讷 訥訥 nè nè (of speech) indistinct / mumbling / hesitating syn 语病 語病 yǔ bìng faulty wording / mispronunciation due to a speech defect 