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a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *讲* | 讲* | *讲
to speak / to explain / to negotiate / to emphasize / to be particular about / as far as sth is concerned / speech / lecture
HSK 2
to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word
HSK 1
in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
HSK 2
generally speaking
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *说* | 说* | *说
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *谈* | 谈* | *谈
to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss
HSK 3
to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
HSK 4
in silence; not speaking
HSK 4
an exit / CL: 個|个 / to speak / to export / (of a ship) to leave port
HSK 2
to speak the truth / truth to tell / frankly
HSK 6
generally speaking / to sum up / in summary / in short
HSK 7-9
honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
HSK 7-9
to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)
HSK 7-9
tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone
HSK 7-9
to refer to / to speak about / to talk about
HSK 7-9
to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)
to cut open the abdomen / to disembowel / to speak from the heart
(broadcasting) to speak to the audience / to advertise a product by speaking directly to the audience / endorsement (by a celebrity for a product, delivered orally)
listening, speaking, reading and writing (language skills)
generally speaking
different mouths, same voice / to speak in unison (idiom)
HSK 7-9
term used by a teacher or master to refer to themself when speaking to their student
to mention / to speak of / to talk about
HSK 7-9
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) / the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放, 大辯論|大辩论, 大字報|大字报 (PRC)
generally speaking
to speak frankly / frank; open; blunt
to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc / (fig.) to convey a strong message
to speak / to tell
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) / fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help / people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)
(idiom) to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush
tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
hard to say; can't be sure / difficult to speak about; unpleasant to say
soft-spoken / afraid to speak out
generally speaking / in general
cold war / (fig.) strained relationship / to be barely on speaking terms
HSK 7-9
to make a sound / to speak / to cry out
to speak rudely
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back
to sing the high part / to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable
to speak in defense of / to argue in favor of / to defend / to plead
HSK 7-9
relatively speaking / comparatively speaking
HSK 7-9
pet phrase / regularly used expression / manner of speaking
wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking / taciturn / not providing any news
strictly speaking
to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks / also pr. [wa1 ku5]
HSK 7-9
lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives / fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
strictly speaking
(archaic) term used by a husband to refer to himself when speaking to his wife
to besiege / to beleaguer / to attack from all sides / to jointly speak or write against sb
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *操* | 操* | *操
to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)
to praise / to speak highly of / compliment / praise
HSK 7-9
to speak cautiously / to guard one's tongue
(idiom) in all fairness; objectively speaking
(idiom) to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner
to speak face to face / meeting / interview
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
to speak and keep one's promise (idiom); as good as one's word
speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词 and 相聲|相声 / (music) rapping
(of two performers) to speak or sing alternately / to be fit for the purposes of a job or task / (of food) to suit sb's taste
lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush
(idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly / also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]
to apply eye drops / (fig.) to speak ill of sb / to bad-mouth
(literary) not to speak
facts speak louder than words (idiom)
historical point of view / historically speaking
to be bold enough to speak out
all speaking together; in chorus
to murmur / to speak in a low voice
comparatively speaking
to praise / to speak highly of / to commend
to speak without thinking; to blurt sth out
to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth
(coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family / (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation
scattered essays / various opinions / different manners of speaking
to speak frankly with assurance
to speak / to say
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it / tight-lipped
to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连有苦说不出
frank and outspoken / straight speaking / to say what one thinks
to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3]
let alone / not to speak of (all the others)
frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks
a platform (to speak)
to speak without thinking (idiom) / to blurt sth out
to speak / words
to speak honestly (idiom)
talkative / to speak out of turn / to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / rumors fly
lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush
don't get involved / ignore it! / don't have anything to do with (him, her etc) / don't speak to
to speak frankly
HSK 7-9
to speak out / to declare (one's view)
(coll.) to wag one's tongue / to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes / to chatter endlessly / to speak glibly
to speak / to tell / to voice

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