yán

to say; to talk; speech

HSK 4 #355

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 355th character
Radical ⾔ (149.0)
Strokes 7
Index # 826

Definitions

言 yán
  1. 1. to say
  2. 2. to talk
  3. 3. speech
  4. 4. words

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Words containing 言

Word Meaning
as the saying goes; as they say...
as the saying goes; as they say...
to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
to make a suggestion; suggestion; advice
subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)
subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)
loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
malicious talk; evil tongue
to insult; to direct bad language at sb; to slag off
to insult; to direct bad language at sb; to slag off
to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue
joking matter; to go back on one's words
to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story)
in other words
in other words
in other words
variant of xù yán
variant of xù yán
angry but afraid to speak out
Classical Chinese