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  *说* | 说* | *说
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine
HSK 1
to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word
HSK 1
to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking
HSK 2
a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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  *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
an exit / CL: 個|个 / to speak / to export / (of a ship) to leave port
HSK 2
in a low voice / (speak) in whispers
HSK 2
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  *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
generally speaking
HSK 4
to speak the truth / truth to tell / frankly
HSK 6
tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone
HSK 7-9
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  *曰* | 曰* | *曰
to speak / to say
HSK 7-9
to refer to / to speak about / to talk about
HSK 7-9
cold war / (fig.) strained relationship / to be barely on speaking terms
HSK 7-9
generally speaking / to sum up / in summary / in short
HSK 7-9
to praise / to speak highly of / compliment / praise
HSK 7-9
tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
to speak in defense of / to argue in favor of / to defend / to plead
HSK 7-9
to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks / also pr. [wa1 ku5]
HSK 7-9
different mouths, same voice / to speak in unison (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to mention / to speak of / to talk about
HSK 7-9
relatively speaking / comparatively speaking
HSK 7-9
honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
HSK 7-9
to speak frankly
HSK 7-9
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  *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)
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)
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  *舍* | 舍* | *舍
(bound form) residence; house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li
(coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar / (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly / hot hatch (car) / (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)
to speak frankly / frank; open; blunt
to speak / to tell
(literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
(typically preceded by …[jiu4 xx5] or …|…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
to rotate / to twirl / to run around / to encircle / rotation / (coll.) to speak indirectly / to beat about the bush
to speak / words
(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
a platform (to speak)
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  *谗* | 谗* | *谗
to slander / to defame / to misrepresent / to speak maliciously
to speak frankly with assurance
to speak out / to declare (one's view)
to speak out / to start speaking
to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request) / to gape
historical point of view / historically speaking
profanity / obscene language / speaking rudely
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)
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  *讷* | 讷* | *讷
to speak slowly / inarticulate
generally speaking / by and large / for the most part
dabbler / dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it / tight-lipped
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  *呛* | 呛* | *呛
to irritate the nose / to choke (of smoke, smell etc) / pungent / (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb / to scold / to speak out against sb
speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词 and 相聲|相声 / (music) rapping
to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) / to gape / to start talking (esp. to make a request)
one's speaking voice / tone / implication
(idiom) wordless; silent; taciturn; without speaking
socket (for an electric plug) / to interrupt (sb speaking) / to butt in
to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc / (fig.) to convey a strong message
all speaking together; in chorus
to speak of / to refer to
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  *谓* | 谓* | *谓
to speak / to say / to name / to designate / meaning / sense
to speak plainly; to speak one’s mind; to say directly
to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly
to besiege / to beleaguer / to attack from all sides / to jointly speak or write against sb
to cut open the abdomen / to disembowel / to speak from the heart
to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words
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  *噤* | 噤* | *噤
unable to speak / silent
to appraise / to pass judgment on / to speak ill of / praise and censure / appraisal
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back
to lecture / to speak publicly
to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth
(speak) without thinking the matter through
talkative / to speak out of turn / to blab / to shoot one's mouth off / rumors fly
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush
to praise / to speak highly of / to commend
to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking) / to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue) / (in book titles) essays / sketches
anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see
to interrupt (sb speaking) / interruption / digression
to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different
to speak cautiously / to guard one's tongue
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  *唼* | 唼* | *唼
to speak evil / gobbling sound made by ducks
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  *謇* | 謇* | *謇
to speak out boldly
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  *谤* | 谤* | *谤
to slander / to defame / to speak ill of
to speak rudely
to wag one's tongue / to speak glibly
to stammer / to mumble / to speak haltingly
frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks
to speak / to emit sound
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  *啽* | 啽* | *啽
to speak (Cantonese)
to speak one's mind
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
a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon)
to speak conceited nonsense / to come out with arrogant claptrap
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]
to listen with respectful attention / (a polite request to sb to speak) / we are all ears
normally / ordinarily speaking
to murmur / to speak in a low voice
(idiom) in all fairness; objectively speaking
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  *啧* | 啧* | *啧
(interj. of admiration or of disgust) / to click one's tongue / to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak
wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking / taciturn / not providing any news

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