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] 讲 to speak / to explain / to negotiate / to emphasize / to be particular about / as far as sth is concerned / speech / lecture 讲 话 jiǎng huà a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL:個|个[ge4] 嘴 里 zuǐ lǐ mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words 言 语 yán yǔ words / speech / (spoken) language 话 语 huà yǔ words / speech / utterance / discourse 演 说 yǎn shuō speech / to deliver a speech 陈 词 chén cí to state one's views / speech / statement / plea 言 words / speech / to say / to talk 语 dialect / language / speech 词 word / statement / speech / lyrics / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4] / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2] / CL:首[shou3] 那 个 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] 发 言 fā yán to make a speech / statement / utterance / CL:個|个[ge4] 语 音 yǔ yīn speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message 演 讲 yǎn jiǎng lecture / to make a speech 深 度 shēn dù depth / (of a speech etc) profundity / advanced stage of development 流 畅 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy 口 语 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] 普 通 话 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech 片 段 piàn duàn fragment (of speech etc) / extract (from book etc) / episode (of story etc) 比 喻 bǐ yù to compare / to liken to / metaphor / analogy / figure of speech / figuratively 据 此 jù cǐ according to this / on the ground of the above / (formally introduces reported speech in writing) 口 音 kǒu yīn oral speech sounds (linguistics) 致 辞 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 分 寸 fēn cun propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms 言 谈 yán tán discourse / words / utterance / what one says / manner of speech 宣 读 xuān dú to read out loud to an audience / a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) 猩 猩 xīng xing orangutan / (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin 高 调 gāo diào high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile 偏 激 piān jī extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances) 发 言 权 fā yán quán the right of speech 俗 语 sú yǔ common saying / proverb / colloquial speech 噱 头 xué tóu amusing speech or act / jokes / antics / funny / amusing / Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2] 致 词 zhì cí to make a speech / to make some remarks 语 无 伦 次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) 言 论 自 由 yán lùn zì yóu freedom of speech 花 言 巧 语 huā yán qiǎo yǔ graceful words, flowery speech (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric 口 风 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech 木 讷 mù nè wooden and slow of speech / slow-speeched / inarticulate / unsophisticated 粗 话 cū huà vulgar language (esp. scatological insults) / uncultured speech 溢 于 言 表 yì yú yán biǎo to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech 语 意 yǔ yì meaning / content of speech or writing / semantic 后 话 hòu huà something to be taken up later in speech or writing 检 点 jiǎn diǎn to examine / to check / to keep a lookout / cautious / restrained (in speech or mannerisms) 梦 话 mèng huà talking in one's sleep / words spoken during sleep / fig. speech bearing no relation to reality / delusions 落 落 大 方 luò luò dà fāng (of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained 语 音 识 别 yǔ yīn shí bié speech recognition 词 性 cí xìng part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc) / lexical category 语 病 yǔ bìng faulty wording / mispronunciation due to a speech defect 语 言 障 碍 yǔ yán zhàng ài language barrier / speech impediment 口 诛 笔 伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) / to denounce by word and pen 辞 令 cí lìng polite speech / diplomatic terms / rhetoric 悼 词 dào cí memorial speech / eulogy 开 幕 词 kāi mù cí opening speech (at a conference) 就 职 演 说 jiù zhí yǎn shuō inaugural speech 词 类 cí lèi (linguistics) part of speech / word class / lexical category 语 音 合 成 yǔ yīn hé chéng speech synthesis 口 德 kǒu dé propriety in speech 大 白 话 dà bái huà colloquial speech 颂 词 sòng cí commendation speech / eulogy / ode 浮 泛 fú fàn to float about / (of a feeling) to show on the face / (of speech, friendship etc) shallow / vague 番 foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance) / classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc) / classifier for situations: kind, sort 腔 cavity of body / barrel (e.g. engine cylinder) / compartment / tune / accent of speech 囔 muttering, indistinct speech 谔 honest speech 訒 slow in speech 痖 mute, incapable of speech / same as 啞|哑[ya3] 讱 (literary) slow in speech 干 脆 利 落 gān cuì lì luo (of speech or actions) direct and efficient / without fooling around 三 从 四 德 sān cóng sì dé Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 / and efficiency in needlework 功 不 以 辞 害 志 bù yǐ cí hài zhì don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom) / don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say 哩 哩 啰 啰 lī li luō luō verbose or unclear in speech / rambling and indistinct 言 谈 林 薮 yán tán lín sǒu articulate in speech (idiom) / eloquent 逆 耳 之 言 nì ěr zhī yán speech that grates on the ear (idiom) / bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear) 野 调 无 腔 yě diào wú qiāng coarse in speech and manner 隐 约 其 辞 yǐn yuē qí cí equivocal speech / to use vague or ambiguous language 笨 嘴 拙 舌 bèn zuǐ zhuō shé clumsy in speech / poor speaker 污 言 秽 语 wū yán huì yǔ filthy speech / obscenities 答 词 dá cí reply / thank-you speech 笨 口 拙 舌 bèn kǒu zhuō shé awkward in speech 发 表 演 讲 fā biǎo yǎn jiǎng to give a speech 发 了 言 fā le yán ("past tense" of :发言) spoke publicly / made a speech 外 侧 裂 周 区 wài cè liè zhōu qū perisylvian (the part of the brain surrounding the lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure), involved in speech 安 吉 星 An1 jí xīng OnStar, communications system for motor vehicles featuring speech recognition, GPS navigation etc 义 理 yì lǐ doctrine (esp. religious) / argumentation (in a speech or essay) 语 言 产 生 yǔ yán chǎn shēng production of speech 祝 贺 词 zhù hè cí congratulatory speech 不 以 词 害 志 bù yǐ cí hài zhì don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom) / don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say 假 大 空 jiǎ dà kōng empty words / bogus speech 传 统 词 类 chuán tǒng cí lèi traditional parts of speech (grammar) 冗 语 rǒng yǔ verbosity / verbose speech 原 发 性 进 行 性 失 语 yuán fā xìng jìn xíng xìng shī yǔ primary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia) 口 锋 kǒu fēng manner of speech / tone of voice 嘴 严 zuǐ yán prudent in speech 四 德 sì dé four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 / (for men), namely: piety 孝 / to one's parents, respect 悌 / to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 / to one's monarch, faith 信 / to one's male friends / the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 / and efficiency in needlework 功 外 侧 裂 週 圍 wài cè liè zhōu wéi perisylvian (the part of the brain surrounding the lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure), involved in speech 失 语 shī yǔ to let slip / loss of speech (e.g. as a result of brain damage) / aphasia 引 叙 yǐn xù reported speech (in grammar) 毫 无 效 果 háo wú xiào guǒ to no avail / achieving nothing / totally ineffective / to have no effect / to fall flat (esp. of joke or speech that is completely ignored) 烦 冗 fán rǒng diverse and complicated (of one's affairs) / prolix (of speech, writing etc)
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