day 109voices and words
unit 14 · news and talkvoices and words
Describe how people speak, from shouting and muttering to accents, tone and eloquence, and talk about sayings and mottos.
today’s words
- 嚷 rǎng · to shout, to yell
- 吼 hǒu · to roar, to bellow
- 呼 hū · to breathe out; to shout, to call
- 呼唤 hūhuàn · to call out to
- 呼救 hūjiù · to call for help
- 呐喊 nàhǎn · to shout, to cheer (loudly)
- 嘀咕 dígu · to mutter, to whisper
- 哼 hēng · to hum; to snort
- 呵 hē · to breathe out (on); ha!
- 唠叨 láodao · to nag, to chatter on
- 絮叨 xùdao · long-winded; to go on and on
- 啰唆 luōsuo · long-winded; to fuss
- 吞吞吐吐 tūntūntǔtǔ · hesitant, hemming and hawing
- 口吃 kǒuchī · to stutter, to stammer
- 口音 kǒuyīn · accent
- 嗓音 sǎngyīn · voice (singing or speaking)
- 口气 kǒuqì · tone (of voice)
- 口才 kǒucái · eloquence, way with words
- 流畅 liúchàng · fluent, smooth
- 犀利 xīlì · sharp, incisive
- 委婉 wěiwǎn · tactful, indirect
- 含糊 hánhu · vague, unclear
- 贴切 tiēqiè · apt, fitting (words)
- 言辞 yáncí · words, wording
- 言论 yánlùn · views, remarks (public)
- 话语 huàyǔ · words, speech
- 字眼 zìyǎn · wording, choice of words
- 口头禅 kǒutóuchán · pet phrase
- 俗话 súhuà · common saying
- 俗语 súyǔ · proverb, folk saying
- 俗称 súchēng · to be commonly called; popular name
- 名言 míngyán · famous saying
- 座右铭 zuòyòumíng · motto
- 闲话 xiánhuà · gossip; idle talk
- 口径 kǒujìng · official line; calibre
sentences
- 别嚷了，孩子在睡觉。 · Stop yelling: the baby’s asleep.
- 她说话有一点儿南方口音。 · She speaks with a slight southern accent.
- 他的问题很犀利，从来不说废话。 · His questions are razor-sharp: he never wastes words.
- 俗话说，身正不怕影子歪。 · As the saying goes, if you stand straight, you needn’t fear a crooked shadow.
- “没问题”是他的口头禅。 · “No problem” is his catchphrase.