The Chinese word 话语 is a compound term formed by combining two synonymous or closely related characters: 话 (huà), meaning "speech" or "talk", and 语 (yǔ), meaning "language" or "words". This structure, where two characters of similar meaning are paired, is common in Chinese to create a more abstract or formal noun. Together, they reinforce and broaden the concept beyond either character alone, evolving to mean "discourse", "utterance", or "spoken language" in a sociological or communicative sense, often referring to the act, content, and power of verbal expression within a given context.