Chinese Character Dictionary

诠释

quán shì

to interpret

诠释学

quán shì xué

hermeneutics

诘

jié

to investigate

诘问

jié wèn

to ask questions

话

huà

dialect

话不投机半句多

huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō

when words get sour, adding words is useless (idiom)

话中有刺

huà zhōng yŏu cì

hidden barbs in one's words

话中有话

huà zhōng yŏu huà

overtones in conversation

话别

huà bié

to say good-bye

话到嘴边

huà dào zuĭ biān

to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind

话到嘴边留三分

huà dào zuĭ biān liú sān fēn

A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

话剧

huà jù

stage play

话务员

huà wù yuán

phone operator

话匣子

huà xiá zi

phonograph or radio (old term)

话卡

huà kă

calling card (telephone)

话又说回来

huà yòu shuō huí lai

returning to our main topic,...

话多不甜

huà duō bù tián

too much talk is a nuisance (idiom)

话本

huà bĕn

Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories

话柄

huà bĭng

a pretext for gossip

话梅

huà méi

plum candy

话痨

huà láo

chatterer

话筒

huà tŏng

microphone

话旧

huà jiù

to reminisce

话茬

huà chá

tone of voice

话茬儿

huà chá r

erhua variant of 話茬|话茬[huà chá]

话里套话

huà lĭ tào huà

to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information

话里有话

huà lĭ yŏu huà

to have hidden meaning

话语

huà yŭ

words

话说

huà shuō

It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)

话说回来

huà shuō huí lai

returning to our main topic,...

话费

huà fèi

call charge

话锋

huà fēng

topic under discussion

话虽如此

huà suī rú cĭ

be that as it may

话音

huà yīn

one's speaking voice

话头

huà tóu

subject (under discussion)

话题

huà tí

subject (of a talk or conversation)

该

gāi

should

该亚

Gāi yà

Gaea, the Earth Goddess and mother of the Titans

该博

gāi bó

erudite

该应

gāi yīng

should

该死

gāi sĭ

Damn it!

该当

gāi dāng

should

该隐

Gāi yĭn

Cain (name)

详

xiáng

detailed

详备

xiáng bèi

detailed

详和

xiáng hé

serene

详梦

xiáng mèng

to analyze dreams (for fortune-telling)

详密

xiáng mì

detailed

详实

xiáng shí

detailed and reliable

详情

xiáng qíng

details

详略

xiáng lu:è

concise

详尽

xiáng jìn

thorough and detailed

详尽无遗

xiáng jìn wú yí

exhaustive

详细

xiáng xì

detailed

详见

xiáng jiàn

for further details, refer to

详解

xiáng jiĕ

to explain in detail

详述

xiáng shù

to recount

诜

shēn

to inform

酬

chóu

old variant of 酬[chóu]

詸

mí

variant of 謎|谜[mí]