报 告 bào gào to inform / to report / to make known / report / speech / talk / lecture / CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4],個|个[ge4],通[tong4] 说 话 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word 对 话 duì huà to talk (with sb) / dialogue / conversation 讲 话 jiǎng huà a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL:個|个[ge4] 谈 话 tán huà to talk (with sb) / to have a conversation / talk / conversation / CL:次[ci4] 风 声 fēng shēng sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation 说 上 shuō shàng to say / to speak / to talk 道 road / path / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3] / principle / truth / morality / reason / skill / method / Dao (of Daoism) / to say / to speak / to talk / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) 搭 话 dā huà to talk / to get into conversation with / to send word 对 谈 duì tán to talk with sb (face to face) / discussion / talk / chat 来 说 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... 讨 论 tǎo lùn to discuss / to talk over / CL:個|个[ge4] 话 题 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic 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 开 口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk 说 到 shuō dào to talk about / to mention / (preposition) as for 讲 述 jiǎng shù to talk about / to narrate / to give an account 商 量 to consult / to talk over / to discuss 通 话 tōng huà to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call 协 商 xié shāng to consult with / to talk things over / agreement 谈 到 tán dào to refer to / to speak about / to talk about 叙 述 xù shù to relate (a story or information) / to tell or talk about / to recount / narration / telling / narrative / account 谈 论 tán lùn to discuss / to talk about 议 论 yì lùn to comment / to talk about / to discuss / discussion / CL:個|个[ge4] 说 服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] 谈 起 tán qǐ to mention / to speak of / to talk about 自 言 自 语 zì yán zì yǔ to talk to oneself / to think aloud / to soliloquize 讲 到 jiǎng dào to talk about sth 调 侃 tiáo kǎn to ridicule / to tease / to mock / idle talk / chitchat 胡 说 hú shuō to talk nonsense / drivel 风 月 fēng yuè romance / beautiful scenery / small or petty (of talk etc) 吹 牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) 直 言 zhí yán to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly 闲 话 xián huà casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind) 胡 说 八 道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish 放 屁 fàng pì to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish! 畅 谈 chàng tán to talk freely / to discuss without inhibition 笑 语 xiào yǔ talking and laughing / cheerful talk 牛 皮 niú pí cowhide / leather / fig. flexible and tough / boasting / big talk 谈 及 tán jí to talk about / to mention 甜 言 蜜 语 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery 乱 说 luàn shuō to talk drivel / to make irresponsible remarks 口 舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round 谈 天 说 地 tán tiān shuō dì to talk endlessly / talking of anything under the sun 无 厘 头 wú lí tóu silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century 念 叨 niàn dao to talk about often / to reminisce about / to keep repeating / to keep harping on / to discuss 瞎 说 xiā shuō to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about 坏 话 huài huà unpleasant talk / malicious words 开 导 kāi dǎo to talk sb round / to straighten sth out / to enlighten 数 落 shǔ luo to enumerate sb's shortcomings / to criticize / to scold / to talk on and on 语 无 伦 次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) 听 讲 tīng jiǎng to attend a lecture / to listen to a talk 空 话 kōng huà empty talk / bunk / malicious gossip 谈 笑 风 生 tán xiào fēng shēng to talk cheerfully and wittily / to joke together 危 言 耸 听 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom) / alarmist talk / reds under the beds 扯 淡 chě dàn to talk nonsense 大 道 理 dà dào li major principle / general truth / sermon (reproof) / bombastic talk 蜜 语 mì yǔ sweet words / sweet talk 高 谈 阔 论 gāo tán kuò lùn to harangue / loud arrogant talk / to spout 呓 语 yì yǔ to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk 长 谈 cháng tán a long talk 大 言 不 惭 dà yán bù cán to boast shamelessly / to talk big 密 语 mì yǔ secret talk / coded language / cypher / code 现 身 说 法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example 讲 理 jiǎng lǐ to argue / to reason with sb / to talk sense / to be reasonable 乱 讲 luàn jiǎng to talk nonsense / nonsense! 叙 旧 xù jiù to reminisce / to talk about former times 纵 论 zòng lùn to talk freely 恶 言 è yán evil tongue / malicious talk 嘴 皮 子 zuǐ pí zi lit. lips / fig. glib talk 咧 咧 liē liē (dialect) to cry / to whimper / to talk drivel 胡 诌 hú zhōu to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble 顶 嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back / to answer back 胡 话 hú huà nonsense / ridiculous talk / hogwash 独 角 戏 dú jiǎo xì monodrama / one-man show / comic talk 能 说 会 道 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom) / the gift of the gab 开 诚 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 脱 口 秀 tuō kǒu xiù (loanword) talk show / stand-up comedy 妄 言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) 瞎 扯 xiā chě to talk irresponsibly / to talk nonsense 计 议 jì yì to deliberate / to talk over / to plan 夸 夸 其 谈 kuā kuā qí tán to talk big / to sound off / bombastic / grandiloquent 傻 话 shǎ huà foolish talk / nonsense 恶 语 è yǔ evil words / malicious talk 瞎 掰 xiā bāi (coll.) to talk nonsense / to fool around 东 拉 西 扯 dōng lā xī chě to talk about this and that (idiom) / to ramble incoherently 闲 扯 xián chě to chat / idle talk 打 哈 哈 dǎ hā ha to joke / to laugh insincerely / to make merry / to talk irrelevantly 絮 叨 xù dao long-winded / garrulous / to talk endlessly without getting to the point 洽 商 qià shāng to negotiate / to talk over 论 opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) 费 话 fèi huà to talk at length / to waste one's breath / variant of 廢話|废话[fei4 hua4] 甜 言 tián yán sweet words / fine talk 妄 语 wàng yǔ to tell lies / to talk nonsense 拉 家 常 lā jiā cháng to talk or chat about ordinary daily life 倾 谈 qīng tán to have a good talk 耍 嘴 皮 子 shuǎ zuǐ pí zi to talk glibly / to talk big / to be all talk 扯 谈 chě tán to talk nonsense (dialect) 吹 牛 皮 chuī niú pí to boast / to talk big 乱 弹 琴 luàn tán qín to talk nonsense / to behave like a fool
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