话
话
huà
dialect; language; spoken words; speech
classifier8 strokes
Traditional: 話
Character Breakdown
话 = 讠 + 舌
Words from the tongue — speech, language
Radical: 讠 (no. 149)Strokes: 8Traditional: 話
View stroke order →Definitions
- (classifier) dialect
- language
- spoken words
- speech
- talk
- words
- conversation
- what sb said
- ,席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
Example Sentences
他说的话我听不懂。
Tā shuō de huà wǒ tīng bù dǒng
I don't understand what he said
Words Containing 话
Related Words
Grammar Notes
Progressive Aspect (正在/在...呢)HSK 2
Subject + 正在/在 + Verb (+ Object) + (呢)
For/To (给)HSK 2
Subject + 给 + Person + Verb + Object
Double 不 for EmphasisHSK 2
不 A 不 B OR 不...不 + Verb
Potential Complement (得了/不了)HSK 3
Verb + 得/不 + Complement (result/direction)
As Soon As (一...就)HSK 3
Subject + 一 + Verb₁，(Subject) + 就 + Verb₂
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HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- Not tested
- HSK 2.0
- Not listed
- HSK Lord study list
- HSK 1 list
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
Not on the new exam
话 is not on the new HSK syllabus. Build the words the exam does test.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.