谢谢 謝謝 xiè xie to thank / thanks / thank you syn 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 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 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 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 谢天谢地 謝天謝地 xiè tiān xiè dì Thank heavens! / Thank goodness that's worked out so well! 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 请便 請便 qǐng biàn Please do as you wish! / You are welcome to do whatever you like! / Please make yourself at home. 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 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 久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you. / It's an honor to meet you at last. syn 发言权 發言權 fā yán quán the right of speech 调子 調子 diào zi tune / melody / tuning / cadence / intonation / (speech) tone syn 谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official) syn 停顿 停頓 tíng dùn to halt / to break off / pause (in speech) syn 噱头 噱頭 xué tóu amusing speech or act / jokes / antics / funny / amusing / Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2] syn 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 领教 領教 lǐng jiào much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste 致词 致詞 zhì cí to make a speech / to make some remarks syn 致谢 致謝 zhì xiè expression of gratitude / to give thanks / a thank-you note / acknowledgement syn 费神 費神 fèi shén to spend effort / to take trouble / May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request) / Please would you mind...? syn 婉转 婉轉 wǎn zhuǎn (voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful 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 偏激 piān jī extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances) syn 基调 基調 jī diào main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech) 千篇一律 qiān piān yī lǜ thousand articles, same rule (idiom) / stereotyped and repetitive / once you've seen one, you've seen them all syn 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 酬谢 酬謝 chóu xiè to thank with a gift 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 有劳 有勞 yǒu láo (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one) syn 同喜 tóng xǐ Thank you for your congratulations! / The same to you! (returning a compliment) 木讷 木訥 mù nè wooden and slow of speech / slow-speeched / inarticulate / unsophisticated 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 可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom) / fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic 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 难为 難為 nán wei to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) syn 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts syn 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 落落大方 luò luò dà fāng (of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained syn 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 诸君 諸君 zhū jūn Gentlemen! (start of a speech) / Ladies and Gentlemen! syn 开幕词 開幕詞 kāi mù cí opening speech (at a conference) 言语 言語 yán yǔ words / speech / (spoken) language syn 口音 kǒu yīn (linguistics) oral speech sounds syn 你好吗 你好嗎 nǐ hǎo ma How are you? / Are you well? 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 所见即所得 所見即所得 suǒ jiàn jí suǒ dé What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) 扭捏 niǔ nie affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered syn 算你狠 suàn nǐ hěn you got me! / you win! / you are something! 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 人不可貌相 rén bù kě mào xiàng you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] 语言障碍 語言障礙 yǔ yán zhàng ài language barrier / speech impediment 饥不择食 飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom) / beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives. syn 吃不了兜着走 吃不了兜著走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences 鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it 陈词 陳詞 chén cí to state one's views / speech / statement / plea 油腔滑调 油腔滑調 yóu qiāng huá diào flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech) / glib-tongued / oily syn 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent / articulate syn 就职演说 就職演說 jiù zhí yǎn shuō inaugural speech 词类 詞類 cí lèi (linguistics) part of speech / word class / lexical category 语音合成 語音合成 yǔ yīn hé chéng speech synthesis 口德 kǒu dé propriety in speech 量入为出 量入為出 liàng rù wéi chū to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom) / to live within one's means / You can only spend what you earn. syn 断子绝孙 斷子絕孫 duàn zǐ jué sūn to die without progeny / (offensive) may you die childless / may you be the last of your family line syn 万寿无疆 萬壽無疆 wàn shòu wú jiāng may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom) / long may you live syn 敞口 chǎng kǒu open-mouthed (jar etc) / (of speech) freely / exposure (finance) 水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn 讲 講 jiǎng to speak / to explain / to negotiate / to emphasize / to be particular about / as far as sth is concerned / speech / lecture syn 词 詞 cí word / statement / speech / lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4chao2] (CL:首[shou3]) syn 