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 对面 對面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face syn 面对面 面對面 miàn duì miàn face to face syn 面谈 面談 miàn tán face-to-face meeting / an interview syn 瞎扯 xiā chě to talk irresponsibly / to talk nonsense syn 正视 正視 zhèng shì to face squarely / to meet head on / to face up to syn 鬼脸 鬼臉 guǐ liǎn wry face / to grimace / to pull a face / comic face / face mask / devil mask 耍嘴皮子 shuǎ zuǐ pí zi to talk glibly / to talk big / to be all talk syn 迎头 迎頭 yíng tóu to meet head-on / face-to-face / directly syn 照面 zhào miàn to meet face-to-face syn 狭路相逢 狹路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) / fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face 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 逢迎 féng yíng to fawn on / to ingratiate oneself / (literary) to meet face to face syn 笑逐颜开 笑逐顏開 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom) / beaming with pleasure / all smiles / joy written across one's face syn 扑面 撲面 pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils syn 妄言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) syn 面议 面議 miàn yì to bargain face-to-face / to negotiate directly syn 洗脸 洗臉 xǐ liǎn to wash the face / to wash your face 面授 miàn shòu to teach face to face / to instruct in person 零距离 零距離 líng jù lí zero distance / face-to-face 相向 xiāng xiàng facing one another / face-to-face syn 娃娃脸 娃娃臉 wá wa liǎn baby face / doll face 白脸 白臉 bái liǎn white face / face painting in Beijing opera etc 对谈 對談 duì tán to talk with sb (face to face) / discussion / talk / chat 面巾 miàn jīn face flannel or towel / shroud (over the face of a corpse) 死要面子 sǐ yào miàn zi to regard face as all-important / to consider loss of face unthinkable 绷着脸 繃著臉 běng zhe liǎn to have a taut face / to pull a long face / to look displeased 迎 yíng to welcome / to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) / to meet face to face syn 对视 對視 duì shì to look face to face syn 打官腔 dǎ guān qiāng to talk officiously / to assume the air of a functionary / to talk in official jargon 晤谈 晤談 wù tán to speak face to face / meeting / interview syn 面授机宜 面授機宜 miàn shòu jī yí (idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue / to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation 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 