Chinese

Noun

對話

1. dialogue; conversation
   • 「一本連對話和圖畫都沒有的書有什麼用呢？」 [MSC, trad.]
     “一本连对话和图画都没有的书有什么用呢？” [MSC, simp.]
     From: 2005, 【英】路易斯·卡洛爾 著, 董怡 譯, 周佳欣 譯審, 《彩繪世界文學名著專家導讀版愛麗絲漫遊仙境》, 明天出版社, ISBN 7-5332-4812-0, p. 1

     "Yī běn lián duìhuà hé túhuà dōu méiyǒu de shū yǒu shénme yòng ne?" [Pinyin]

     “What is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?”

Synonyms

• 會話／会话 (huìhuà)

Verb

對話

1. to start a conversation; to converse; to talk

   與外國人用英語對話對他來說是小菜一碟。 [MSC, trad.]

   与外国人用英语对话对他来说是小菜一碟。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yǔ wàiguórén yòng yīngyǔ duìhuà duì tā lái shuō shì xiǎocàiyīdié. [Pinyin]

   It's a piece of cake for him to speak English with foreigners.

Derived terms

Korean

Noun

對話 • ‎(daehwa) ‎(hangeul 대화)

1. Hanja form^? of 대화, “dialogue, conversation”.

Vietnamese

Noun

對話

1. Hán tự form of đối thoại, “dialogue, conversation”