说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word syn 谈话 談話 tán huà to talk (with sb) / to have a conversation / talk / conversation / CL:次[ci4] syn 枕头 枕頭 zhěn tou pillow syn 瞎扯 xiā chě to talk irresponsibly / to talk nonsense syn 耍嘴皮子 shuǎ zuǐ pí zi to talk glibly / to talk big / to be all talk syn 呓语 囈語 yì yǔ to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk syn 谈天说地 談天說地 tán tiān shuō dì to talk endlessly / to talk about everything under the sun syn 落枕 lào zhěn to have a stiff neck after sleeping / (of the head) to touch the pillow 妄言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) syn 枕巾 zhěn jīn pillow cloth 抱枕 bào zhěn bolster / a long pillow or cushion 对谈 對談 duì tán to talk with sb (face to face) / discussion / talk / chat 枕 zhěn (bound form) pillow / to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4]) syn 打官腔 dǎ guān qiāng to talk officiously / to assume the air of a functionary / to talk in official jargon 枕席 zhěn xí pillow mat / pillow and mat / bed syn 枕头套 枕頭套 zhěn tou tào pillow case 妄说 妄說 wàng shuō to talk irresponsibly / ridiculous presumption talk 来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... 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 讨论 討論 tǎo lùn to discuss / to talk over syn 谈论 談論 tán lùn to discuss / to talk about syn 说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] syn 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 话题 話題 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic 开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk syn 言 yán words / speech / to say / to talk syn 通话 通話 tōng huà to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call syn 胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense / drivel syn 商量 shāng liang to consult / to talk over / to discuss syn 对话 對話 duì huà to talk (with sb) / dialogue / conversation syn 放屁 fàng pì to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish! syn 胡说八道 胡說八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish syn 论 論 lùn opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) syn 讲述 講述 jiǎng shù to talk about / to narrate / to give an account syn 扯淡 chě dàn to talk nonsense syn 坏话 壞話 huài huà unpleasant talk / malicious words 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 风声 風聲 fēng shēng sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation syn 瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about syn 直言 zhí yán to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly syn 开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table syn 胡话 胡話 hú huà nonsense / ridiculous talk / hogwash syn 自言自语 自言自語 zì yán zì yǔ to talk to oneself / to think aloud / to soliloquize syn 协商 協商 xié shāng to consult with / to talk things over / agreement syn 叙述 敘述 xù shù to relate (a story or information) / to tell or talk about / to recount / narration / telling / narrative / account syn 议论 議論 yì lùn to comment / to talk about / to discuss / discussion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 傻话 傻話 shǎ huà foolish talk / nonsense 顶嘴 頂嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back / to answer back syn 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 念叨 niàn dao to talk about often / to reminisce about / to keep repeating / to keep harping on / to discuss syn 叙旧 敘舊 xù jiù to reminisce / to talk about former times syn 闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind) syn 谈及 談及 tán jí to talk about / to mention 滔滔不绝 滔滔不絕 tāo tāo bù jué (idiom) to produce a torrent of words / to talk on and on 口舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round syn 讲理 講理 jiǎng lǐ to argue / to reason with sb / to talk sense / to be reasonable syn 牛皮 niú pí cowhide / leather / fig. flexible and tough / boasting / big talk syn 搭话 搭話 dā huà to talk / to get into conversation with / to send word syn 夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā qí tán to talk big / to sound off / bombastic / grandiloquent syn 独角戏 獨角戲 dú jiǎo xì monodrama / one-man show / comic talk syn 打岔 dǎ chà interruption / to interrupt (esp. talk) / to change the subject 调侃 調侃 tiáo kǎn to ridicule / to tease / to mock / idle talk / chitchat syn 开导 開導 kāi dǎo to talk sb round / to straighten sth out / to enlighten syn 闲扯 閑扯 xián chě to chat / idle talk syn 吹牛皮 chuī niú pí to boast / to talk big syn 空话 空話 kōng huà empty talk / bunk / malicious gossip syn 听讲 聽講 tīng jiǎng to attend a lecture / to listen to a talk syn 絮叨 xù dao long-winded / garrulous / to talk endlessly without getting to the point syn 谈到 談到 tán dào to refer to / to speak about / to talk about 胡诌 胡謅 hú zhōu to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble syn 数落 數落 shǔ luo to enumerate sb's shortcomings / to criticize / to scold / to talk on and on syn 能说会道 能說會道 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom) / the gift of the gab syn 危言耸听 危言聳聽 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom) / alarmist talk / reds under the beds syn 畅谈 暢談 chàng tán to talk freely / to discuss without inhibition syn 嘴皮子 zuǐ pí zi lit. lips / fig. glib talk syn 风月 風月 fēng yuè romance / beautiful scenery / small or petty (of talk etc) syn 高谈阔论 高談闊論 gāo tán kuò lùn to harangue / loud arrogant talk / to spout syn 恶言 惡言 è yán evil tongue / malicious talk syn 恶语 惡語 è yǔ evil words / malicious talk syn 现身说法 現身說法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example syn 谈起 談起 tán qǐ to mention / to speak of / to talk about 谈笑风生 談笑風生 tán xiào fēng shēng to talk cheerfully and wittily / to joke together syn 大言不惭 大言不慚 dà yán bù cán to boast shamelessly / to talk big syn 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk syn 打哈哈 dǎ hā ha to joke / to laugh insincerely / to make merry / to talk irrelevantly syn 乱弹琴 亂彈琴 luàn tán qín to talk nonsense / to behave like a fool syn 鬼画符 鬼畫符 guǐ huà fú undecipherable handwriting / scribblings / (fig.) hypocritical talk 洽商 qià shāng to negotiate / to talk over syn 拉家常 lā jiā cháng to talk or chat about ordinary daily life syn 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi distant places / all over the country / (to talk) about this and that syn 计议 計議 jì yì to deliberate / to talk over / to plan syn 妄语 妄語 wàng yǔ to tell lies / to talk nonsense / lies / nonsense syn 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 说到 說到 shuō dào to talk about / to mention / (preposition) as for 讲到 講到 jiǎng dào to talk about sth 笑语 笑語 xiào yǔ talking and laughing / cheerful talk syn 乱说 亂說 luàn shuō to talk drivel / to make irresponsible remarks syn 无厘头 無厘頭 wú lí tóu silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century 语无伦次 語無倫次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) syn 