yán

words, speech; speak, say

HSK 4 #355

DEFINITIONS

言 yán
  • words
  • speech
  • to say
  • to talk

STROKES

WORDS

说得好 cháng yán shuō de hǎo as the saying goes; as they say...
說得好 cháng yán shuō de hǎo as the saying goes; as they say...
广开路 guǎng kāi yán lù to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
廣開路 guǎng kāi yán lù to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
jiàn yán to make a suggestion; to state (one's views, ideas etc); suggestion; advice; idea
大义 wēi yán dà yì subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)
大義 wēi yán dà yì subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)
逆耳 zhōng yán nì ěr loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
è yán evil tongue; malicious talk
伤人 è yán shāng rén to insult; to direct bad language at sb; to slag off
傷人 è yán shāng rén to insult; to direct bad language at sb; to slag off
shèn yán to speak cautiously; to guard one's tongue
xì yán joking matter; to go back on one's words
把酒欢 bǎ jiǔ yán huān to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
把酒歡 bǎ jiǔ yán huān to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
拙于词 zhuō yú yán cí to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
拙於詞 zhuō yú yán cí to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
yáng yán to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story); to threaten
换而之 huàn ér yán zhī in other words
換而之 huàn ér yán zhī in other words
之 huàn yán zhī in other words
xù yán variant of 序言[xu4 yan2]
xù yán variant of 序言[xu4 yan2]
敢怒而不敢 gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment; unable to voice objections
wén yán Classical Chinese