话语 huàyǔ words
words; speech; utterance; discourse
How to remember 话语: 话 speech + 语 language = words.
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How it is used
- Words/speech/discourse - what someone says - 温暖的话语 (wēnnuǎn de huàyǔ) warm words.
- In academic/media contexts means 'discourse': 话语权 (huàyǔquán) the right/power to be heard, to set the narrative - a very common modern collocation.
- More abstract and literary than 话 (huà); refers to utterance as a whole rather than a single remark.